Allegory of the Cave
Drawn to your darkness, the cool of a cave
Drawn to the light that I see down the hall
Drawn to the shackles that keep me in place
Drawn to the shadows that dance on the wall
There is addiction in watching the shapes
There is a power in playing pretend
There is incentive to trust and behave
There is a fire that's certain to end
Oh I feel you with me
But oh I cannot see you at all
Your silhouette is fading, it's fading away
And when you're gone
I'll see in the light of the dawn
My chains are all rusting away
But I don't wanna leave
No I don't wanna leave the cave
And it's clear
You were never really here
Just a facade destined to fall
But I can't look away
No I can't look away from the wall
I can't look away from the wall
Why do you think we'll get back what we had?
Why'd you assume we could have a fresh start?
I've seen the world now, the blinding and mad
So I'll shut the front door and just play my part
Oh I feel you with me
But oh I cannot see you at all
Your silhouette is fading, it's fading away
And when you're gone
I'll see in the light of the dawn
My chains are all rusting away
But I don't wanna leave
No I don't wanna leave the cave
And it's clear
You were never really here
Just a facade destined to fall
But I can't look away
No I can't look away from the wall
Your "I love you's" are challenges for me to overcome
And I see in your face all the wrong that I've done
How does it feel to punish me? Are you having fun?
It's my fault. It's my problem. Yeah, I'm the only one
So I crawled out the cave, and I looked at the sun
And it hurt, and I cried til my eyes could adjust
But now I see
What you mean to me
Oh I feel you with me
But oh I cannot see you at all
Your silhouette is fading, it's fading, it's fading, fading away
And when you're gone
I'll see in the light of the dawn
My chains are all rusting away
But I don't wanna leave
No I don't wanna leave the cave
And it's clear
You were never really here
Just a facade destined to fall
But I can't look away
No I can't look away from the wall
I can't look away from the wall
Drawn to the light that I see down the hall
Drawn to the shackles that keep me in place
Drawn to the shadows that dance on the wall
There is addiction in watching the shapes
There is a power in playing pretend
There is incentive to trust and behave
There is a fire that's certain to end
Oh I feel you with me
But oh I cannot see you at all
Your silhouette is fading, it's fading away
And when you're gone
I'll see in the light of the dawn
My chains are all rusting away
But I don't wanna leave
No I don't wanna leave the cave
And it's clear
You were never really here
Just a facade destined to fall
But I can't look away
No I can't look away from the wall
I can't look away from the wall
Why do you think we'll get back what we had?
Why'd you assume we could have a fresh start?
I've seen the world now, the blinding and mad
So I'll shut the front door and just play my part
Oh I feel you with me
But oh I cannot see you at all
Your silhouette is fading, it's fading away
And when you're gone
I'll see in the light of the dawn
My chains are all rusting away
But I don't wanna leave
No I don't wanna leave the cave
And it's clear
You were never really here
Just a facade destined to fall
But I can't look away
No I can't look away from the wall
Your "I love you's" are challenges for me to overcome
And I see in your face all the wrong that I've done
How does it feel to punish me? Are you having fun?
It's my fault. It's my problem. Yeah, I'm the only one
So I crawled out the cave, and I looked at the sun
And it hurt, and I cried til my eyes could adjust
But now I see
What you mean to me
Oh I feel you with me
But oh I cannot see you at all
Your silhouette is fading, it's fading, it's fading, fading away
And when you're gone
I'll see in the light of the dawn
My chains are all rusting away
But I don't wanna leave
No I don't wanna leave the cave
And it's clear
You were never really here
Just a facade destined to fall
But I can't look away
No I can't look away from the wall
I can't look away from the wall
Credits
Writer(s): Jason Jeffrey James
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