The One Who Knows

I see what you hide
I see what's underneath

You believe the smile
You trust the light
You think the surface
Tells you what's inside

I've been below
I've seen the rot
The pretty face
The secret plot

Come down with me
I'll show you what's real
The basement where
They bury what they steal

I know what you're hiding
I know what's beneath
I've made the darkness home now
I never have to sleep
You can't surprise me
You can't get close
I see through everything—
I'm the one who KNOWS

Your hope is just
A lie you tell yourself
Your trust is just
A knife left on the shelf

I don't need your daylight
I don't need your faith
I've got the truth—
And truth is what I trade

Come down with me
See what I've seen
The ugly underneath
The place you've never been

I know what you're hiding
I know what's beneath
I've made the darkness home now
I never have to sleep
You can't surprise me
You can't get close
I see through everything—
I'm the one who KNOWS

Call me paranoid—
I call it AWAKE
You're still dreaming
I see every fake
Every mask, every game
Every rotten core
I've seen the end of everything—
I'm not scared anymore

I know what you're hiding
I KNOW what's beneath
I AM the darkness now
I never have to sleep
You can't surprise me
You can't get through
I see through everything—
I see through YOU

...but it's so dark down here
...and I can't remember
the light
...so tired of knowing
...so tired of watching