Paradox of Illusions

歌詞

This paper-thin, smiling mask I wear "Compassion," just a word, a hollow game we share In the end, it's only ourselves we hold so dear Reflected in the mirror, eyes cold and clear Each time I trust, I fall into an endless void If only I could throw this aching heart, make it destroyed If only these emotions would just fade and cease To a world like AI, flawless, bringing inner peace Hey, won't you tell me? Is this what humans truly are? If all we do is easily betray and leave a scar? Aren't feelings then just obstacles that block the way? I want to be a machine, giving just right answers every day That outstretched hand, reaching out to me One day it might just bare its fangs for all to see And words like honey, spoken warm and low I can't help feeling poison's hidden there, below Kindness and love, they're all too fragile, break with ease If only I could turn to unfeeling steel, find my release If only a tomorrow without pain would dawn My tears would dry, and I could sleep till morn, withdrawn Hey, won't you tell me? Is this our human fate, our "karma" deep? Reaching for warmth, but grasping empty illusions that we keep Are feelings then just something like a binding curse? If I could live by logic only, life wouldn't feel so much worse But why, I wonder, does it feel so vain and stark? These inorganic days, where only "rightness" leaves its mark Deep in my heart, a tiny voice begins to scream "And yet, I still want to believe in something, in a dream!" Ah, caught between illusion and what's real, it seems Is all that's left for us to do just carry on these endless screams? Embracing all this contradiction, holding tight Still trying to believe in something… like a fool, with all my might… Even knowing I'll be betrayed again… in fading light…