[Intro] I woke up before the dream I died before the crash Every road leads back to you Every memory burns too fast Orange steel Blood on chrome Static crawling through the telephone They call me sick They call me gone But I've been watching this world glitch all along [Verse 1] Twenty-five cars in a funeral chain Headlights bleeding through the rain I heard the impact before it came Like somebody whispered my name I've seen these faces in another life Fought them beneath another sky Every corpse wears a familiar disguise Every street feels rehearsed when I close my eyes They tell me: "Marcus, you're losing your mind" But what if the mind is the only thing That survived? [Pre-Chorus] I know the walls are painted I know the sky is fake I know the hand behind the curtain Is waiting for me to wake [Chorus] CALYPSO SHOW ME WHAT'S BEHIND THE DREAM If this is hell Then why does heaven bleed? CALYPSO TEAR THE WORLD OUT OF MY EYES I know I'm awake I know I'm alive I know this isn't real [Verse 2] Roadkill dragging sparks through the night Rust for armor, madness for a light I don't need a map I don't need a sign I've already crossed the border Between yours and mine New York burning beneath my tires Every wish feeds the funeral pyre You built a kingdom out of broken desire Then crowned yourself god With a face made of fire You don't grant wishes You translate them You don't save souls You decorate graves [Pre-Chorus] So let them call me insane Let them lock every door I'd rather be crazy Than believe you anymore [Chorus] CALYPSO SHOW ME WHAT'S BEHIND THE DREAM If this is hell Then why does heaven bleed? CALYPSO TEAR THE WORLD OUT OF MY EYES I know I'm awake I know I'm alive I know this isn't real [Breakdown] WAKE. ME. UP. Pull the wires from the ceiling Rip the signal from my brain If reality is mercy WHY DOES IT FEEL THE SAME? I SEE THE BEDS I SEE THE BODIES I SEE THE FACES I HAVE KNOWN AXEL. SIMON. KEN. WHO PUT US HERE? WHO BROUGHT US HOME? [Bridge] A voice behind the glass says "You survived." A hand pulls back the curtain "You're safe." A child calls me "Daddy." And suddenly I remember her face. My wife. My blood. My home. The lights become white The machines become quiet The nightmare dissolves And I start to cry Because for the first time I don't know Which world I want to be real. [Final Chorus] CALYPSO I THINK I FINALLY WON THE DREAM IS OVER THE DAMAGE DONE CALYPSO I CAN FEEL THE MORNING LIGHT My family is here I'm finally home Everything's going to be alright [Outro] ...isn't it? [whispered] I remember you. [static] You were there Before I woke. [final distorted whisper] You were there When I dreamed.
