pervasive mind control
they want me to sleep
not to question
not to think
reality
is agony
mindless routine
is killing slowly
so I am screaming
trying to escape
I am screaming
can you hear me?
mindless
chasing in circles
endless downward spin
the world is falling
falling apart
nothing remains
nothing but a
shapeless grey
downward spin
mindless slaves
live to ruin
parade of mindless slaves
live to ruin
empire of shame
built on dirt and lies
one-tracked minds, trapped inside stagnancy
too numb to question
too paralyzed to think
I am nothing and everything
the destroyer of stagnancy
I will open the eyes of the blinded
and lead this world to end
pervasive mind control
I am nothing
empire of shame
I will be death
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