[Intro]

Good evening

This is an ode to mankind

For the downtrodden and exasperated

The helpless

Lost orphans looking for their way home

Lost adults looking for their inner children

The fire was stolen from the sky and we were left with a spark and a flicker

They continued to subjugate us by burning us to cinders

And as the sun disappeared

The real threat was about to come

In the form of a dark spiraling cloud with thunders

[Verse 1]

Storms in the sky veil the glisten of thе sun

Stare it in the eyе… then shoot it with a gun

Soak up on its rain, learn to float over the waves

There's no violent wind that can blow you away

But the overcast seems to never dissipate to smoke

Any glint of hope is but a scintillating hoax

Misery's an overly debilitating force

So if life is headed nowhere, why anticipate its course?

[Hook]

We drown in our sorrows with distraction in a bottle

Try again tomorrow but you're never full throttle

You cry 'cause your permanent smile is deformed

Latched to the ground despite the skies you could soar

Never wished for anything remotely extraordinary

Just a set of people you can proudly call a family

It feels like you lost what you consider a home

But everyone's alone, so you are not alone

You are not alone

[Verse 2]

At our genesis, we're unaware of good and evil

'Til our inner serpent slithered and permitted what's forbidden

How can it be rosy in the Garden of Eden

When before the rib was taken, Eve was already a sinner?

As you see all the ills of society

You understand why people are relinquishing their sobriety

They’d rather drown in the quiet of the river

Than be stifled in the air polluted with quicksilver

Swift trigger to the chest, tired of the struggle

You wish to see the light at the end of the tunnel

Disowned by your parents and alone in your battles

Uncharismatic to be the dragon slayer in the castle

Every man is destined to drown in the waterscape

Where the kings' holy grails runneth over as they reign

The meaning of life is just the engine of a film

A meaningless ride in the fine game of nil

(Take a moment to reverse the tape and play the words

It's a play in words, there's a new tale when they're reversed)

Ha!

[Hook]

We drown in our sorrows with distraction in a bottle

Try again tomorrow but you're never full throttle

You cry 'cause your permanent smile is deformed

Latched to the ground despite the skies you could soar

Never wished for anything remotely extraordinary

Just a set of people you can proudly call a family

It feels like you lost what you consider a home

But everyone's alone, so you are not alone

You are not alone

[Verse 3]

In some ways, your brain is like a house of glass

It holds a giant doorway you couldn't pass

It contains everything about you except you

You slowly get angry 'cause you couldn't get through it

So you wanna break the glass to get out of this depression

But it comes with the consequence of smashing your own reflection

Every piece of you broken and cracked

Shattered to a million fragments in one blast

No one wants to help you once you're dead inside the void

You're left alone to deal with your demons and paranoia

But there is an angel waiting to save you from your misdemeanors

So long as you let yourself go, submerge under the sea

As you approach the mighty eye of the hurricane

You're already halfway, and I know that you’re gonna make it

The sun will rise again, this won't be forever

We will brave this storm all together

[Hook]

We drown in our sorrows with distraction in a bottle

Try again tomorrow but you're never full throttle

You cry 'cause your permanent smile is deformed

Latched to the ground despite the skies you could soar

Never wished for anything remotely extraordinary

Just a set of people you can proudly call a family

It feels like you lost what you consider a home

But everyone's alone, so you are not alone

You are not alone

[Hook 2]

We learned how to float over the waters with a bubble

Maybe tomorrow is as vibrant as the rainbow in the puddle

You smile 'cause your wings are now flying with colors

You are a brainchild scarred who survived through the war

Now that you have risen way above the hurricane

Your empathy for the plight of the poor is permeating

We should never cease 'til everyone has a home

So humanity can truly never call herself alone ever again

[Interlude]

Every individual has a world of burden in their shoulders

We all have the tendency to cross-reference accomplishments with others

Not knowing it's like comparing your storm to their drizzle

I can go on and on but I know you understand what I'm trying to say

[Verse 4]

One day I'll wake up alone

(One day I'll wake up alone)

Looking for every vestige of family left

Aching for memories spent in this sweet little home

Promise you wouldn't be dead

(Promise you wouldn't be dead)

I wonder if all of my friends are waiting in heaven

Looking at me 'cause my fate is different

Toss the hallucinogenics

(Toss the hallucinogenics)

I am delusional, I have no future

I am a soulless extension of my own computer

I'm going insane, there's no one to save me

I'm breaking the habit of vices and daydream

Promises broken, wiping my slate clean

With a bit of energy and remedy

I'll break free