Shut it down

I've watched the world trade blood for gold
I've watched the innocence bought and sold
Billboards scream what to believe
Act one: Dress the chains on silver screens, c'mon

I'm walking through the fire in a plastic high
Every smile feels like a lie
It's a lie, it's a lie
Look around, it's the world that's upside down

Synthetic dreams, all by design
It's the same script, it's the same lines
Something ain't right, I'm telling you

Hey, we're living in a matrix, living in a matrix
I say, we're living in a matrix, living in a matrix
And you can try to take my mind
But it's way too late
I'm awake this time
I know what's real and what's a lie

Distractions fading into broken dreams
Like counterfeits to everything we believe
In this high-tech, low-life myth
Act two: Lights, camera, action

You gotta see between the lies
You gotta read between the lines
Choose a side, open your eyes, I'm telling you

Hey, we're living in a matrix, living in a matrix
I say, we're living in a matrix, living in a matrix
And you can try to take my mind
But it's way too late
I'm awake this time
I know what's real and what's a lie

I miss the scars that used to burn
I miss the hearts that used to beat
You can't measure my soul in numbers
So you can keep your likes and fucking streams

Choose a side, open your eyes
It's the same script, it's the same lines
Something ain't right, I'm telling you

Hey, we're living in a matrix, living in a matrix
I say, we're living in a matrix, living in a matrix
And you can try to take my mind
But it's way too late
I'm awake this time
Look around, it's the world that's upside down

Hey, we're living in a matrix, living in a matrix
I say, we're living in a matrix, living in a matrix
And you can try to take my mind
But it's way too late
I'm awake this time
We gotta shut it down