Power Lines of Perceived Deception lyrics

Power is perception Perception is power I was in a store Trying on a jacket I couldn't afford Through the glass Power lines snapped like the working class Stepped outside Tree bent like an old man's spine Still held a lamp Pretending to shine People gathered, I played the fool Ice cream man lost his cool Power said adiós Calm broke my crooked prose Power lines of perceived deception Pulse through night like a false confession Every wire's a tie to something numb That won't care when the ending comes Stay away from the cables They hum sweet lies, old as fables Don't get yourself stuck in wires They sing like sirens, masked as flyers People stared, sleepwalkers, staged Tree and wires became my cage Truth in the tension? Only fragments retention Bright yellow suits I jumped twice, boots to roots Next blink, I had the badge Wearing the lie like it was a pledge Line's dead But not all the way We passed the line from post to post Threading myths where hope was ghost I clamped the break, thought we were done But truth still hid beyond the run Another snap, another lie They missed it, i asked why They shrugged, i told those guys Then look again with both your eyes Power lines of perceived deception Run deeper than disconnection Now I see, now I lead And this time, we plant the seed Don't get yourself stuck in wires That hum with your forgotten fire You're more than the current they sold as a cure Stay grounded and you'll endure