My focus starts to fray beneath the strain Each blink is now a warning in my brain My nerves press harder than they did before I force them down, they only ask for more As I come closer to giving way I hear you somewhere ready to play Certainty grows difficult to defend My sense of what is real will twist and bend I question every instinct I once knew The doubt I'm carrying sounds just like you As I come closer to giving way I hear you somewhere ready to play I have to dream, and that's where you begin I have to dream, so sooner or later you win The more I need the rest, the worse it gets You turn relief into my worst regret I can't outrun the place inside my head My own mind turns dangerous instead Waking up can only buy me time Soon enough you'll overtake my mind I thought endurance meant I had a choice But panic only magnifies your voice I push too far and drain what I can spare You wait because fatigue will put me there As I come closer to giving way I hear you somewhere ready to play I have to dream, and that's where you begin I have to dream, so sooner or later you win The more I need the rest, the worse it gets You turn relief into my worst regret I can't outrun the place inside my head My own mind turns dangerous instead Waking up can only buy me time Soon enough you'll overtake my mind Maybe that's the cruelest part of this I do the damage trying to resist Each defense becomes too much to bear Until the answer leaves me unprepared You don't have to overpower me My limits do the work eventually I have to dream, and now I know you win I have to dream, and that means you get in The rest I need now comes with your threat Relief is now the trap I can't forget No distance remains inside my head My own mind keeps you one step ahead Waking up just buys a little time Soon enough you'll overtake my mind
