Locked inside of my own mind In a paradigm, doing time I've been searchin' frantically Escape knows how to hide Violence in my head, gunfire, gunfire, gunfire Bullets of distress, gunfire, gunfire, gunfire Self-inflicted my own crime Maybe it's a lie, maybe mine I won't give up easily Until my case is tried Violence in my head, gunfire, gunfire, gunfire Bullets of distress, gunfire, gunfire, gunfire I can break free from blame, from these chains So untrue (so untrue) Smoke and mirrors played a losing game Now I see through (I see through) Violence in my head, gunfire, gunfire, gunfire