The Convincer

They watched you from afar

But close enough to taste

They saw everything that you did

That put you in this place

This hollow sun has set

Beneath a falling star

I wonder what you are

They tried to let you go

Afraid to leave the world below

Just show me who you are

Survive a sense of pride

Whether it's laugh or cry

It's showing what you are

Stage, rate, validate

Those wires should carry you

But they brought you to your knees

This fear is something new to you

A paradigm diseased

But could this be the new distraction?

To follow and obey

Endless we see that fear in your eyes

That there is no sweeter prize

One chance, one life

A helpless cry

For change, remove

The myth, the lie

You search, you seek

But cannot find

The buzz, the bite

It won't be kind

What glitters doesn't always shine

That little part of you is mine

And here tonight

No need to hide

Whether it's laugh or cry

Just show me who you are

They tried to let you go

Afraid to leave the world below

Just show me who you are

Survive a sense of pride

Whether it's laugh or cry

It's showing what you are

Stage, rate, validate