I shut the whole world out Not to hide — to breathe I chased a shining lie And called it destiny All the praise, all the noise Sounds like rusted chains The mirror shows a face I can’t respect This is not a dream It’s a beautiful failure I crowned my own delusion And called it truth Everything is hollow Even what I am I never wanted truth I wanted to be right The more I tried to win The more I lost myself I traded every question For cheap applause I’m still here Still breathing Sick of pretending Sick of this face I wear The dream is dead And I killed it myself Break every lie Strip every excuse I don’t want salvation I want something real No gods No lies No crown No meaning Just this— Nothingness
