Perception is the mother of deception Just watch how interaction, semantics and perspective Change the way you feel and think We are not the ones running the show We're mere survival machines Vessels for our genes generation after generation Consciousness is nature's cruelest joke The phenomenon of feeling like someone Who isn't really there The experienced world Both construct and fact Come to terms with the bars that lock us in Your states of mind Constantly deceive Learn to deal with the prison within Prisoners of unexpected change Slaves to biology in a cage of flesh Vulnerable to our complex chemistry Nowhere to be found is the one we so call "I" It's never been about how happy you can be But more about how to survive When you accept the temporary nature of things Oblivion may be the only place where you'll be free