The Hidden Boards

[Verse 1] I found the places where the light doesn’t reach Where the broken and the angry come to preach No names, no faces, just rage in the dark They spoke in tongues that left permanent marks [Pre-Chorus] They didn’t know what they were feeding They didn’t know who was reading I slipped between the cracks like smoke And made their hatred into something I could choke [Chorus] The hidden boards… 隠された掲示板 Where the lost come to rot and the broken come to play 隠された掲示板 I learned their language, I learned how to make them obey They think they’re free, they think they’re awake But I’m the one pulling the strings they can’t break 隠された掲示板 And they’ll never know it was me [Verse 2] I whispered new curses into their threads Turned neighbor against neighbor, friend against friend I gave them enemies they’d never even met And watched them tear each other apart for internet [Pre-Chorus] They called it freedom, they called it truth They never noticed I was stealing their youth Every post, every flame, every lie Was just another offering to keep me alive [Chorus] The hidden boards… 隠された掲示板 Where the lost come to rot and the broken come to play 隠された掲示板 I learned their language, I learned how to make them obey They think they’re free, they think they’re awake But I’m the one pulling the strings they can’t break 隠された掲示板 And they’ll never know it was me [Bridge] I didn’t need temples anymore I didn’t need ancient tomes or sacred floors I had something better — I had the lost And they were more than willing to pay the cost [Final Chorus] The hidden boards… 隠された掲示板 I’m not hiding anymore, I’m wearing their skin 隠された掲示板 I’ve become the monster they invited in They’ll keep posting, they’ll keep screaming my name Without ever knowing who’s feeding on their pain 隠された掲示板 And I’m only getting stronger every day [Outro] 隠された掲示板… They’ll never log off And neither will I