Change of tides

You can’t see the part of me
The secret part I hide from you
You can’t feel what burns in me
My deep desires can’t come through
Through the maze of my mind
Is no guiding light that shines for you
You can’t see the part of me
The secret part I hide from you

I can’t stand this powerlessness
It is like hide and seek for me
Nothing more than living tissue wrapped over stone

Where is the light that used to shine down on me?
Where is the sight I once relied on to be guided
And lead through the unknown of this landscape of delusion
Illusion of this valley of doom and confusion
This map inside my head

I’m the escapist
Estranged from a world of lies
I’m encaged and enclosed in my emptiness
I’m the escapist
Bricked in my walls
Don’t try to save me
Your screams don’t reach me anymore

How can you do this to me?
I can’t face you without feeling guilty
Why don’t you move?
Why don’t you just stand up and tell me that everything’s alright?
That you are by my side
I want you to remember

Where is the light that used to shine down on me?
Where is the sight I once relied on to be guided
And lead through the unknown of this landscape of delusion
Illusion of this valley of doom and confusion
This map inside my head

I’m the escapist
Estranged from a world of lies
I’m encaged and enclosed in my emptiness
I’m the escapist
Bricked in my walls
Don’t try to save me
Your screams don’t reach me anymore

Why don’t you just give it up?
'Cause there are many, many ways for you to get it started
So much beauty is lying waste if you don’t find your way back
To your ordinary life
Because there’s never been a lack of passion in you

I’m the escapist
Estranged from a world of lies
I’m encaged and enclosed in my emptiness
I’m the escapist
Bricked in my walls
Don’t try to save me
Your screams don’t reach me anymore