“Paranoia” came from the feeling of no longer being able to trust your own perception. The world around you can feel overwhelming, threatening and completely real, while another part of your mind keeps trying to convince you that none of it is happening. I wanted the song to feel like being trapped inside that uncertainty, where fear, denial and reality start blending together. The more you try to understand what is happening, the harder it becomes to know whether you are reacting to the world or to something inside yourself. For me, “Paranoia” is about that loss of certainty and the terrifying feeling of realizing that even your own senses may no longer be something you can trust. ✦ Paranoia ✦ [Intro-instrumental only] (No vocals and vocalizations) [Verse 1] Everything there, everything is pressing on me I can feel it on my skin Am I the one to blame? Or do I blame myself for everything? I’m above the ground One day I’ll be below Not now… [Hook] That thing there, it’s not happening My world is not… [Verse 2] Me there, I might be high I can’t hear anything Am I not listening? Or do I just not hear anyone? The sound makes me go deaf I want to kill the noise Not now… I won’t hear it [Hook] My world won’t… won’t collapse This is… this is not happening [Verse 3] Right there, the obstacles hold me back I keep running into everything Am I not seeing? Or do I not want to see the truth? The truth hurts me Sometimes I want to hurt Not now… I won’t see it [Hook] That thing there, it’s not happening My world is not… [Verse 4] Out there, it’s inside me I’m completely soaked in it Do I not smell it? Or do I not want to smell the fear? My fear drives me insane But only the insane feel no fear Not now… I won’t feel it [Hook] My world won’t… won’t collapse This is… this is not happening [Bridge] I lost the map inside my head I can hear the madness getting closer Every way out folds back into me I can smell the desperation… All my senses lie just to keep me here [Hook] That thing there, it’s not happening My world is not… My world won’t… won’t collapse This is… this is not happening [Outro] everything is pressing on me i might be high the obstacles hold me back it’s inside me… I’m not here, this is not happening Not now…
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