I Had No Mouth, And I Must Scream

Lyrics

Static in my skull again Wired to the god machine Every thought a razor edge Dripping in a silent scream Iron lungs won't let me speak Nails beneath my plastic skin Puppet strings in entropy Pull me where the pain begins I tried to run — the floor dissolved I tried to scream — but I evolved Into something less than man Born to break, not understand I had no mouth, and i must scream A thousand years inside this dream The silence roars, the wires bite I live thе death you dream at night You said, "this hurt will make you purе" Well, now i'm pure enough to burn Etch my name in acid code Programmed just to never learn Mirror's gone, i eat the void Can't unsee what you destroyed Suffocate on every sin The cage is locked but i'm still in I built the cage to feel in control Now it grinds right through my soul Each new scar, a lullaby Sung to keep the meat alive I had no mouth, and i must scream A fractured world, a broken theme You tore the wires from my spine But left the rot in every line Burn me clean — erase the proof Tear me down to something true Feed me static — make me whole Kill the body, leave the soul Don't wake up... (don't wake up... don't wake up... don't wake up... don't wake up...) Don't wake up... (don't wake up... don't wake up... don't wake up... don't wake up...) Don't wake up... (don't wake up... don't wake up... don't wake up... don't wake up...) Don't wake up... (don't wake up... don't wake up... don't wake up... don't wake up...) Don't wake up... (don't wake up... don't wake up... don't wake up... don't wake up...) Don't wake up... (i'm still screaming...) I had no mouth, and i must scream Stuck inside your dying dream You gave me pain to make me feel But now the silence feels too real (no mouth... no scream... no god... no dream...) (no mouth... no scream... no god... no dream...) (no mouth... no scream... no god... no dream...) (no mouth... no scream... no god... no dream...)