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ACT 1: THE CLASSICAL ILLUSION
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1. The First Element

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Intro

Verse 1

Searching for a reason in the bottom of the glass

Watching all the centuries and all the visions pass

Thales saw the water, but I only feel the cold

Living in a story that has already been told

Is there something beneath the skin?

Is there a place where the gods begin?

I’m digging for the marrow, I’m digging for the soul

But the pieces that I find... they never make me whole.

Pre-Chorus

I can feel it pulling...

The weight of what I know...

I’m reaching for the surface

But I’m sinking down below...

Chorus

GIVE ME THE SOURCE! GIVE ME THE KEY!

I’m drowning in the patterns of a fake reality!

It’s the first element, the spark in the dark

Leaving every question with a permanent mark!

Break it down to the essence, break it down to the core

I’ve been standing on the edge, but I can’t take anymore!

Verse 2

Aristotle’s fire is a flicker in my eyes

Feeding on the logic of a thousand different lies

We’re building up the pillars just to watch the ceiling fall

Staring at the writing that is etched into the wall

Is it earth? Is it wind? Is it air?

I’m screaming out the names but there’s nobody there

The foundation is breaking, the cycle is a trap

And I’m falling through the spaces in the middle of the map!

Pre-Chorus

The world is heavy on my chest

I’m put to the ultimate test...

Looking for the soul...

But the pieces never make a whole!

Chorus

GIVE ME THE SOURCE! GIVE ME THE KEY!

I’m drowning in the patterns of a fake reality!

It’s the first element, the spark in the dark

Leaving every question with a permanent mark!

Bridge

Yeah! You’re trapped in the cave, staring at the wall!

Waiting for a logic that’ll catch you when you fall!

Everything is One? That’s a lie we tell the weak!

The answers that we want aren’t the answers that we seek!

(Where do we go? Where do we go?)

STASIS! CHAOS! The world is a prison of the mind!

STASIS! CHAOS! What are you hoping to find?!

WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO FIND?!

Breakdown

Chorus

GIVE ME THE SOURCE! GIVE ME THE KEY!

I’m drowning in the patterns of a fake reality!

It’s the first element, the spark in the dark

Leaving every question with a permanent mark!

GIVE ME THE SOURCE! GIVE ME THE KEY!

I’m drowning in the patterns of a fake reality!

It’s the first element, the spark in the dark

Leaving every question with a permanent mark!

Outro

The pieces never make a whole...

The pieces never make a whole...

The First...

The Last...