[Verse 1] Blinded - when you can't see what's coming But you're sure you hear something, first reaction - start running Gunning down the hill till the pace catches up Laces run a muck, soon enough face tastes of blood spill Drill drive and dentistry, out spoken speaks up at a**embly Couldn't keep the words from drawing this destiny Irrational is international and it travels with your visa form of identity, huh Blinded - dramatic overacted song and dance Shakes your leisurely stroll, got your feet off balance Now you're jumping up and down, a rock and roll snare drum Runs vibrations, interlacing with your 2006 digital console Control on the whole is only half there, blindfolded, unaware Of what the thin air had to offer, not the Mocha that will wake you up Blinded - like right off your guts over the edge like your time is up Fired up on the cup that brushes up your confidence Start throwing around cue cards of all your accomplishments Common sense sinks to the bottom of honest dominance Now the arse hole within this claim in prominence Wake up in the morning wondering where the hell my wallet went Blinded - when you think you know it all Stubborn thick skin splinters can't penetrate Let 'em make covering, smothering room for breathe Glad wrap surrounding the chest - poke holes through it Never said sorry now you blew it - left lonely in pain Holding the cellophane pane and look through it Left 'em in the dark, now you're the one who looks stupid Look, excuses don't change the fact you lack the ability to let go Blinded - you ain't that considerate, we're X absorbing the oblivious Walking past cries of help, felt like happy music The one-way conversations with a dead end Muted, tutored by the best in their field Everybody you knew, knew how to steal attention Thieving their name to get a mention But you're blinded by the fact that you do the same thing The lessons etched in your subconscious A certain fondness that goes beyond just being proud of who you are A superstar ego, we've all seen those Blinded - by the beauty and the beat that her cheeks make when they speak to me Back turned, gaining distance, I feel less free She's really what I want, becoming something that I fiend Like something of a dream, stunning high beam stays Forgetting what the hell I was doing Sometimes confusion, inter-fuses with what we see We've all had a time when the mind's been blinded - and now you see