I've been dreaming all my thoughts away Realistic, logical brainwaves Tell me how to feel and what to say As all my days and nights are swept away I'm waiting on the world to detonate A self-inflicted gunshot to the brain Will help remind me why I'm in this place A hell where everybody knows my fate 'Cause I'm stuck inside a fortress Waiting to escape While ever so subtly I'm beaten into place I won't take no for an answer Stuck inside a fortress Waiting to escape While ever so subtly I'm beaten into place I won't take no for an answer Kid, you and I don't get a simple life We're mindless sockets meant to line their pockets While you hide your feelings, they're not welcome here You live everyday behind your biggest fears So, just sit and listen While I tell you when and where to Jump to bad conclusions Bask in your confusion Man you're late you better be on time Or kiss your future on the ass goodbye 'Cause I'm stuck inside a fortress Waiting to escape While ever so subtly I'm beaten into place I won't take no, I won't take no Holding onto something That isn't even there So let me plummet peacefully Into the open air I won't take no, I won't take no