Looking in as an outsider I have seen you slip Are you really happy Or just trying to forget Every joyful moment is reciprocated By a desperate and lonely thought Every joyful moment is reciprocated By a desperate and lonely thought Force it out of your mind Shove it all inside Force it out of your mind Shove it all inside If we all changed to the lifestyle You're suggesting, what would be the end result? You're suggesting, what would be the end result? Would we be perfect? Plastic hiding our grief in a shell of a Conscience until it bursts at the seams Or would we be able to deny our frustration Entrance and live a perfect existence? Chemical cage Created around ourselves Chemical cage Created around ourselves There is a balance, negativity needs To exist, pain needs to persist Otherwise the moments of joy We experience would loose their relevance There is a balance, negativity needs To exist, pain needs to persist Otherwise the moments of joy We experience would loose their relevance Your creation, the creation Is just a veil covering your self destruction Everything you know is a lie Everything you know is a lie Everything you know is a lie Everything you know is a lie Everything you know is a lie