Am I looking at the essence alone? Beyond skin and the bone Bring the mirror in close I see the soul, it is mechanical And it won't let me go I'm bound and tied by a power unknown But through blue fire I see you on a throne I press escape, access revoked Access revoked I can't escape, access revoked An awareness of my presence there Triggers a call and response A spiral set of stairs A thousand eyes, never breaking a glare I allow the observation, like I'm not ensnared Loose footing, as my body tires And I surrender as I'm falling from the spire Wings break through my back like wires And I fly to the light, like a bat on fire Am I looking at the essence alone? Beyond skin and the bone Bring the mirror in close I see the soul, it is mechanical And it won't let me go I'm bound and tied by a power unknown But through blue fire I see you on a throne I press escape, access revoked Access revoked I can't escape, access revoked