Learning Life in the Matrix

Verse 1 I woke up hearing whispers in the silence, Thought I saw the code behind the day. Everybody selling me survival, Everybody telling me to stay. I pulled the wires from my own reflection, Ran through the smoke, tried to disappear. But every exit led to another lesson, Every truth brought something new to fear. Pre-Chorus And I thought the truth would set me loose, But truth don’t always cut the chain. Sometimes it just shows you the room Where you’ve been learning through the pain. Chorus So teach me life inside the matrix, Teach me how to breathe in the cage. Even when I break the mirror, I still wake up on the same stage. I thought freedom was a doorway, I thought I’d make it to the sky. But every heaven has a system, Every truth still has a lie. Teach me life inside the matrix, ’Cause even free souls learn to survive. You can cut the strings above you, But still feel them in your mind. Verse 2 I’ve been chasing signs in the static, Trying to decode what I feel. Some days my hope feels automatic, Some days the fake world feels too real. They said, “Wake up, and you’ll be chosen,” But waking up just made me see — The prison wasn’t only outside, Some of the bars were built in me. Pre-Chorus 2 And I thought the light would make me whole, But light can show the scars too clear. Maybe freedom ain’t control, Maybe freedom starts with fear. Chorus So teach me life inside the matrix, Teach me how to breathe in the cage. Even when I break the mirror, I still wake up on the same stage. I thought freedom was a doorway, I thought I’d make it to the sky. But every heaven has a system, Every truth still has a lie. Teach me life inside the matrix, ’Cause even free souls learn to survive. You can cut the strings above you, But still feel them in your mind. Bridge Maybe I’m not trapped, I’m training. Maybe I’m not lost, I’m awake. Maybe every loop keeps playing Till I learn which road to take. Maybe peace is not escaping. Maybe peace is standing still. Knowing I may never leave it, But I can choose what breaks my will. Outro I’m not free, but I’m awake. I’m not gone, but I can change. If this world is just a matrix… I’ll learn life inside the frame.