When you wake up For when you wake up There once was a land Little known to your kind There once was a land Only we knew how to find Where we were fire Simmer down, simmer down When my hands are sore From carrying this weight around When my eyes are numb And the air is failing on our lungs And we’re left with a bitter taste On our tongues Your shallow truth Fractures and distorts our self views And my tether beat Echoes in the minds of a few For when you wake up For when you wake up All light absorbed In the shadows I will hide 'Til the contour of my silhouette Fades to undefined I still have fire Simmer down, simmer down Your shallow truth Fractures and distorts our self views And my tether beat Echoes in the minds of a few Your shallow truth Fractures and distorts our self views And my tether beat Echoes in the minds of a few For when you wake up If you ever wake up