It all began in innocence
An illusion of the truth
We manufactured for ourselves
From the arrogance of youth

We built a stage to play upon
To bridge an ocean cold and blue
Sail across that briny sea
Soar into the skies anew

The call of opportunity
Lured by passion, strong and without bounds
Blinded to reality
We watch the pretty lightning dance around

Do we find ourselves waking
In a dream within a dream?
Hand in hand as friends
We venture on and take the eye out of the team

We gave our freedom willingly
Bought into the common ground
Ignored the peril with a smile
Our house a castle, safe and sound

Now the walls are closing in
Closing in from all around
Take shallow breaths of liberty
With freedom nowhere to be found

So we find ourselves waking
In a dream without a dream
Let the nightmares end
We seek control when all there's left to do is scream

The end of the relationship
Shields up and markers down
In no-one do we ever trust
The wide blue ocean sees us drown

All we wanted was security
A place of comfort in the night
All we had to lose was liberty
But we took neither from the fight