Awake in the Void

In the shadow of the masquerade they play their hollow game Faces painted with plastic smiles but their eyes betray the flame I feel the weight of every tear they never dared to cry A world of ghosts with beating hearts yet none of them alive Alone in a crowd the noise is deafening Their hollow laughter feels like nails on skin I search the silence for a kindred voice But in this void I'm left without a choice I'm the fire in the frozen wasteland The heartbeat in the lifeless sand They call me strange but I'm just free A soul awake in a world asleep Books with pages worn secrets bound in ink Songs of sorrow play where others wouldn't think They mock the depths where I choose to dwell But I'd rather burn than wear their empty shell The midnight whispers are my melody Under the stars I find serenity But the void inside still craves a spark A light to guide me through the endless dark I'm the fire in the frozen wasteland The heartbeat in the lifeless sand They call me strange but I'm just free A soul awake in a world asleep If I'm the outcast so be it I'll stay Let their hollow echoes fade away I'll carve my path with scars and screams A rebel dancing in a sea of dreams I'm the fire in the frozen wasteland The heartbeat in the lifeless sand They call me strange but I'm just free A soul awake in a world asleep Someday I'll find another flame A spark to share this restless pain Until that day I'll stand alone A burning heart turned into stone