Brainwashed and programmed Begging for approval, what approval? We crave things out of reach A vicious circle of social needs My own enemy is me (My own enemy is me) me (My own enemy is me) me (My own enemy is me) me (My own enemy is me) Fate twisted by metal My mind has been torn A scorching reality, a twisted hate resides in me Through gears and bone, it grinds its way The releasing of a plague, reality Through compulsive urges Another man is born Life has come crashing before my eyes As the person deep within me dies Transcending all Fate twisted by metal Another man is torn (is torn) My own enemy is revealed (My own enemy is revealed) (My own enemy is me) (My own enemy is revealed) (My own enemy is me) Debilitating reality, is there a point? Am I even awake? Nonmipotent Am I poisoned beyond the point? Don't disappoint them and do what you're told Like cattle to the slaughter, no will to oppose Independence denied (independence denied) Inside me, victim of a raging war Inside me, the person I was before Inside me, I am lost in this maze Inside me, caught in a tragic phase Within me, release myself from denial I'm no longer begging for approval Inside me, I am lost in this maze Inside me, caught in a tragic phase How do I release the rage? Don't disappoint them and do what you're told Like cattle to the slaughter, no will to oppose Into an emptier void, into an emptier void Into an emptier void (We) we crave things out of reach Empty void of social needs