Lyrics

Here in the darkness, it is finally time
Stoic and silent, now I’ll speak my mind
This world is crazy, don’t tell me that I am too
I am a captive of all these thoughts and you

Here in the darkness, I stand among the rest
It’s clear to me that you’re the one obsessed
The faces are frozen with terror designed by you
I had to find a way of breaking through

I’m not the one
One who is lost
You are caught
In this curse

(Chorus)
Cause you
Had me where you wanted me
Right here in this nightmare, controlling me
A cold, blank stare; I was dead within
I’m not your mannequin

You’re holding on to an era lost in time
I couldn’t help you and heaven knows I tried
Your skin’s a canvas, blank and welcome, so
I’ll play the artist and unleash this pen I hold

What have we come to, it’s time to make this right
I have a chance to write you a brand new life
Your legs are weary, so just stand still and hold
I want this image of you to be the last I know

It’s your fate
I am not
I cannot
This is your endless game

(Chorus)
Cause you
Had me where you wanted me
Right here in this nightmare, controlling me
A cold, blank stare; I was dead within
I’m not your mannequin

A cold blank stare, I may be dead within
You are the mannequin