[Verse 1]

Sometimes you can feel the rug

Pulled from below your feet

It's like one minute you're like a rock standing strong

And the next you're beat

[Verse 2]

It's not up to you, something's always there

Working behind the scenes

Invisible hands handcuffing and last chance bluffing

And feeding their greed

[Pre-Chorus]

Pacified reason, it's adding up to treason

We are your slap in the face now, the sons who've been cast out

Slip under the wire, our spark ignites the fire

[Chorus]

It's all smoke and mirrors and a transparent truth

Hold it up but don't trust it

It's all a hoodwink, disappearing ink on the page

Built you up and then crushed it

[Verse 3]

It's all a bait and switch

A blind fold that we must wear

A promise of a life so real, so close

You can grab it but it's thin as air

[Verse 4]

Each and every one gets a day in the sun

And you just might get one too

If you just believe what they're telling and buy what they're selling

It could happen to you

[Pre-Chorus]

Pacified reason, it's adding up to treason

We are your slap in the face now, the sons who've been cast out

Slip under the wire, our spark ignites the fire

[Chorus]

It's all smoke and mirrors and a transparent truth

Hold it up but don't trust it

It's all a hoodwink, disappearing ink on the page

Built you up and then crushed it

[Bridge]

You give it all, get nothing back

Just trying to keep your head intact

You're just a shape without a soul

You grind along until you die

Your meanings come in what you buy

Spend your life in the dark, end it with a question mark

[Pre-Chorus]

Pacified reason, it's adding up to treason

We are your slap in the face now, the sons who've been cast out

Slip under the wire, our spark ignites the fire

[Chorus]

It's all smoke and mirrors and a transparent truth

Hold it up but don't trust it

It's all a hoodwink, disappearing ink on the page

Built you up and then crushed it