I can't break free of these captive thoughts
One by one they haunt me
I'm a hostage to fear and apathy
Someone, break me free
To see how we believe
Everything that we're told
But look a little closer, oh
And you'll see it's been your choice all along
I never could find out why
Everything seemed to fall apart
Even though I always held on so tight
But look a little closer at fear
And the ways that it all makes for your fall
I'm a hostage to my own damn mind
Pull the curtain close so I can try
To see how we believe
Everything that we're told
But look a little closer, oh
And you'll see it's been your choice all along
Traditions are held to be substantial and objective
Only because those to follow believe it to be so
They say so, and if you follow it, you say so
So, the question comes back to you
Why do you believe? Why do you form this opinion?
Upon what basis does all this rest?
To see how we believe
Everything that we're told
But look a little closer, oh
And you'll see it's been your choice all along
To see how we believe
Everything that we're told
But look a little closer, oh
And you'll see it's been your choice all along