Shiny Things Is Good

[Verse 1]
Sometimes you can feel the rug
Pulled from below your feet
It's like one minute you're like a rock standing strong
And the next you're beat

[Verse 2]
It's not up to you, something's always there
Working behind the scenes
Invisible hands handcuffing and last chance bluffing
And feeding their greed

[Pre-Chorus]
Pacified reason, it's adding up to treason
We are your slap in the face now, the sons who've been cast out
Slip under the wire, our spark ignites the fire

[Chorus]
It's all smoke and mirrors and a transparent truth
Hold it up but don't trust it
It's all a hoodwink, disappearing ink on the page
Built you up and then crushed it

[Verse 3]
It's all a bait and switch
A blind fold that we must wear
A promise of a life so real, so close
You can grab it but it's thin as air

[Verse 4]
Each and every one gets a day in the sun
And you just might get one too
If you just believe what they're telling and buy what they're selling
It could happen to you

[Pre-Chorus]
Pacified reason, it's adding up to treason
We are your slap in the face now, the sons who've been cast out
Slip under the wire, our spark ignites the fire

[Chorus]
It's all smoke and mirrors and a transparent truth
Hold it up but don't trust it
It's all a hoodwink, disappearing ink on the page
Built you up and then crushed it

[Bridge]
You give it all, get nothing back
Just trying to keep your head intact
You're just a shape without a soul
You grind along until you die
Your meanings come in what you buy
Spend your life in the dark, end it with a question mark

[Pre-Chorus]
Pacified reason, it's adding up to treason
We are your slap in the face now, the sons who've been cast out
Slip under the wire, our spark ignites the fire

[Chorus]
It's all smoke and mirrors and a transparent truth
Hold it up but don't trust it
It's all a hoodwink, disappearing ink on the page
Built you up and then crushed it