Illusion Contest Lyrics

Projecting false imagery
Inducing anxiety
Self-loathing
Thoughts engaged

Endlessly competing
With lives presented as real

Don't ever lift the rug
Lest you see the garbage underneath

Going down as deep
As the very surface
Lack of substance
And real values
Don't get caught up
In this rat race
This illusion contest
Is of no use

A room of mirrors
So easy to get lost
Hold fast
To who you are

No real building, just a facade
A movie set instead of a real city

All of it is fake
Looks impressive but is rotten under the surface

Going down as deep
As the very surface
Lack of substance
And real values
Don't get caught up
In this rat race
This illusion contest
Is of no use

You only see pretty faces
Not realizing what lies beneath the heavy makeup