**[INTRO — whispered / glitching]** It didn't come screaming. It came reasonable. It didn't ask me to believe a lie. It only asked me to stop asking questions. **[VERSE 1 — restrained / rhythmic]** Nothing here looks dangerous Nothing here is out of place Just another little compromise Just another harmless taste I can explain every step I take I can justify every line Funny how a thousand little reasons Can make the wrong thing feel right **[PRE-CHORUS — rising]** So give me eyes that recognize it Give me courage to resist Give me love for what is holy Give me hatred for the lie **[CHORUS — explosive]** **THE LIE IS THAT THERE'S NO LIE** **THE TRAP IS THAT THERE'S NO TRAP** **KEEP ME SO DISTRACTED** **I NEVER LOOK BACK** **TELL ME I CAN HAVE IT BOTH WAYS** **TELL ME NOTHING HAS TO CHANGE** **MAKE THE POISON TASTE LIKE FREEDOM** **MAKE THE BONDAGE LOOK LIKE GRACE** **[VERSE 2 — angular / rap-like]** Keep me busy Keep me buying Keep me chasing something new Give me ten thousand things to look at Anything but what's true “Everybody does it.” “Everybody thinks this way.” “It's not that serious.” “It's only one mistake.” The voice doesn't need to make me evil It just needs to make me numb Doesn't need to drag me into darkness Just convince me not to run **[PRE-CHORUS — bigger]** So give me eyes that recognize it When the counterfeit looks right Give me courage to call it darkness When it dresses up as light **[CHORUS — explosive]** **THE LIE IS THAT THERE'S NO LIE** **THE TRAP IS THAT THERE'S NO TRAP** **KEEP ME SO DISTRACTED** **I NEVER LOOK BACK** **TELL ME I CAN HAVE IT BOTH WAYS** **TELL ME NOTHING HAS TO CHANGE** **MAKE THE POISON TASTE LIKE FREEDOM** **MAKE THE BONDAGE LOOK LIKE GRACE** **[BRIDGE — stripped / intimate]** How many times did I call it harmless? How many times did I call it mine? How many times did I trade the truth for something easier to believe? **[BUILD — increasingly distorted]** I know the voice. I know the voice. It doesn't sound like a monster. It sounds like me. **[BREAKDOWN — full band]** **THAT'S THE LIE!** **“YOU'RE FINE!”** **THAT'S THE TRAP!** **“ONE MORE TIME!”** **THAT'S THE LIE!** **“NO ONE KNOWS!”** **THAT'S THE TRAP!** **“DON'T LET GO!”** **[MASSIVE DROP]** **I KNOW WHAT FREEDOM IS.** **AND THIS ISN'T IT.** **[FINAL CHORUS — huge]** **THE LIE IS THAT THERE'S NO LIE** **THE TRAP IS THAT THERE'S NO TRAP** **KEEP ME SO DISTRACTED** **I NEVER LOOK BACK** **BUT TRUTH DOESN'T NEED TO HIDE** **AND LOVE DOESN'T NEED TO DECEIVE** **JESUS, TEACH ME TO RECOGNIZE** **WHAT I WAS TOO BLIND TO SEE** **[OUTRO — distorted bass / whispered]** It didn't look like a prison. It looked like a choice. It didn't sound like hatred. It sounded like my own voice. **That's the lie.**
