Lyric

A quiet room, the midnight oil burns low

Only the sound of paper, nowhere left to go

Lines of data, records on the shelf

Dates corrected, hidden from myself

An unnamed job, a place without a face

I’m just a ghost within this empty space

I’m always watching someone else’s back

Following the shadows, staying off the track

The truth I touched, the things I felt and saw

Are left outside the reports, outside the law

You’re talking to me like you always do

Stories of your father, of the old and blue

Ancient ruins, tales from far away

They feel a little closer to my world today

Searching for the words, but swallowing the pride

Keeping all the secrets locked away inside

"It’s better if you never know," I tell my soul

But I’m losing my grip, losing all control

I don’t want to fight this, not yet, not now

This power wasn't earned, I didn't make a vow

I only touched the surface, I only felt the sting

And now I’m caught forever in the pull of the ring

The world remains the same, but I am torn apart

Standing on the border, with a heavy heart

At the edge of the "normal," where the shadows start

Sleepless nights, the feeling won't subside

The touch of something cold beneath my hide

A nameless voice is whispering through the air

Calling out my name, but no one’s really there

"Imperfect," says the voice with a hollow laugh

"So far from the ending, on a broken path"

The meaning of the words, I cannot comprehend

I’m waiting for the silence, waiting for the end

The power’s in my veins, it’s coursing through my skin

But I can’t find a reason to let the fight begin

"It’s better if you never know," I tell my soul

But I’m losing my grip, losing all control

I don’t want to fight this, but it won’t let me go

I’m trapped within the currents of a dark undertow

I have every reason to run and hide away

But I haven't found a reason to stand and to stay

The lab lights are humming, your voice is so clear

I’m swaying in the middle, frozen in the fear

If only this was just a dream, if only you were near

The records won't show the way my fingers shake

The fear I can't report, the choices I must make

I keep it all a secret, I keep it all within

While time keeps on moving, wearing me thin

But even so, I can't look away

The price I have to pay

I don’t want to fight this, but it won’t let me go

I’m trapped within the currents of a dark undertow

I have every reason to run and hide away

But I haven't found a reason to stand and to stay

The lab lights are humming, your voice is so clear

I’m swaying in the middle, frozen in the fear

The world knows nothing of the things I’ve seen

Of the fractured reality and the space in between

At the edge of the "normal," where I’ve always been

A quiet life, peaceful and slow

The sound of a breaking world, starting to grow

But no one can hear it, no one can see

The darkness that’s rising inside of me

The turning of a page, the laughter in your eyes

Everything is fading, like the sun in the skies

Farther and farther... away