The sunlight hurts my eyes
It feels like I haven't blinked for days
Every joint in my body inflamed
But I say "I'm alright"
I say "I'm okay"
We know its a lie
We move on anyway
"I'm alright, I'm okay"
Is the line that I say
While the static in my head
Turns the color to grey
"I'm alright, I'm okay"
Like a line in a play
I forget who I was
As I give myself away
Stuck in the loop of digital decay
Modern distopia causes dismay
Subliminal mind control today
But I say "I'm alright"
I say "I'm okay"
We know it's a lie
We repeat it anyway
"I'm alright, I'm okay"
'til my hands start to shake
There's a storm in my veins
That I can't medicate
"I'm alright, I'm okay"
But the echo betrays
Every word that I speak
When my eyes look away
When the blue light fades
And the noise falls away
Will I still say "I'm fine"
Out of reflex anyway?
If I ever feel safe
In the skin that I'm in
I won't say "I'm alright"
I'll say "here's where I begin"