So many strangers lurk Too many odd disturbing signs From her denial Prying to read between the lines Look at yourself Such a fine mess Consumed with stress She found a new face To get past your blind-folded eyes It's part of a scheme Made of deception and lies Just look at yourself Your head in a cloud Floating about And your core is screaming out It's happening again The chaos and mind-numbing games Your path to the end Crawling through slow burning flames We want to live the life we have visions of Sometimes we sink so low we can't rise above When your suspicions grow From all the clues you find You feel that you have the right to know The truth behind With your tears rolling down You know that you're the fool who wears the crown Watering the roots of your disdain A relentless pursuit that fuels your pain Is this what you need? You ready to bleed? The stories unfold Outrageous and cold Mislead and played Shocked and betrayed The truth that's behind It's blowing your mind Eyes open wide Devotions collide How much can you take? Don't drown in the wake They're sneaking around There's more to be found Their act is a crime But you're doing the time Doing the time