Paradigm

[Verse 1]
Living in a pattern
Making up a standard
Specifically mannered
Try to break the cycle
Taking off the sutures
Focus on the future
Yet I'm blinded by the past
On things that wouldn't ever last

[Chorus]
Far from yesterday, still old habits lead the way
Trying to break away, to be the man I always pray
I can tear down the stage
I can lift up the cage
Yet still I'm trapped in a self-made paradigm

[Verse 2]
Counting out the seconds
Counting out the minutes
Waiting for the moment
Pressure's getting higher
Adding to thе fire
Feeling like a liar
The morе I try to hide, the more I brush aside

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm feeling more and more like something's coming on
Confined to standards that are really far beyond
I'm racing towards that climb
Promise I'll break through this time

[Chorus]
Far from yesterday, still old habits lead the way
Trying to break away, to be the man I always pray
I can tear down the stage
I can lift up the cage
Yet still I'm trapped in a self-made paradigm

[Instrumental break]

[Chorus]
Far from yesterday, still old habits lead the way
Trying to break away, to be the man I always pray
I can tear down the stage
I can lift up the cage
Yet still I'm trapped in a self-made paradigm