The stadium is empty now
The echo has faded out
Did you close your eyes in the chorus?
Did you sing with a faithful shout?
It's so easy to drift on the ocean of sound
Where the water is warm and you never drown
But did you hear the words we placed in the track?
We gave you the throne, and you took it right back
Did you sing along to the atmosphere of me?
Did you feel the spirit, or just dopamine?
We built you a mirror and called it a king
A beautiful idol, a comforting thing
The melody healed, but the seed didn't die
Did you sing along to the lie?
And before you think I'm judging from above
I know that room
I know that blinding love
I know the back door and the parking lot outside
I waited by the fries with nowhere left to hide
I didn't leave because I saw it all so clear
I left because the mirror showed me here
Amos was weeping right there in the aisle
He saw the production, the lights, and the smile
He said, “Take away the noise of your beautiful songs”
But not for silence
Listen what comes next along
“Let justice roll like water, strong and free”
The test of the room is the river that leaves
Did you sing along to the atmosphere of me?
Did you feel the spirit, or just dopamine?
We built you a mirror and called it a king
A beautiful idol, a comforting thing
The melody healed, but the seed didn't die
Did you sing along to the lie?
No anger tonight, just a heavy regret
How quickly we praise what we ought to forget
We metabolize rhythm, we swallow the chord
We dress up our boundaries and call them the Lord
So play the tape back
Listen close to the line
Was I worshipping me?
I was
For years
That's how I know the song
Alex · Quellenbeziehungen