[Intro] [Verse] Choral whispers, low strings weep A foundation built on sleep Deliberate riffs, a heavy tread On secrets that we left unsaid The gilded cage, a hollow shell Where comfort sings a siren's spell We polished lies until they gleamed And buried every truth we dreamed [Pre-Chorus] But cracks appear, a subtle flaw Against the manufactured law A fragile peace, about to break For honesty's own bitter sake [Chorus] No one wants the truth, you see It shatters their security It questions all they hold so dear And feeds the root of primal fear So silence reigns, a false accord While competence is cast overboard Accusations fly, a tragic plea For what will never truly be [Verse] The architect of this facade Has built a world that's self-applaud Each careful word, a measured lie Beneath a ever-watchful eye To speak too clearly is a crime To challenge is to waste your time They build their thrones on shifting sand And banish those who understand [Pre-Chorus] The whispers grow, a rising dread Of all the words we left unsaid A fragile peace, about to break For honesty's own bitter sake [Chorus] No one wants the truth, you see It shatters their security It questions all they hold so dear And feeds the root of primal fear So silence reigns, a false accord While competence is cast overboard Accusations fly, a tragic plea For what will never truly be [Bridge] Ominous choir, a mournful sound As reason falls to hollow ground The strings descend, a funeral dirge As shadows on the surface surge Your sharpest insight, your purest aim Is met with blame, and whispered shame For in this realm of masked deceit Disruption tastes like bitter defeat [Verse] The ego's pride, the power's hold A narrative that must stay sold Competence a threat, a jarring note To those who wear a borrowed coat They crave the fog, the hazy gray Where blame can easily go astray And clarity, a blinding light That banishes their darkest night [Chorus] No one wants the truth, you see It shatters their security It questions all they hold so dear And feeds the root of primal fear So silence reigns, a false accord While competence is cast overboard Accusations fly, a tragic plea For what will never truly be [Outro]