The House Always Wins

All in on the masquerade Living life with eyes wide shut When empathy has long decayed And candour doesn't make the cut But they still don't see it Busy hooked on chasing green Like a fire we feed it And everyone has a can of gasoline Do we pour it on? After what we've seen When the smoke has gone High flying vultures and deadly sins How we idolize the ones with broken wings Smartly dressed jokers and evil grins Don't expect to be ever dealt an honest hand because the house always wins How's life on the island? Getting high off childhood fears And innocence is silent When the screams fall on deaf ears But the cracks are showing And your work is not done yet Does the risk of knowing Scare you just enough to make you sweat? If it falls apart And you face your debt When they weigh your heart High flying vultures and deadly sins How we idolize the ones with broken wings Smartly dressed jokers and evil grins Don't expect to be ever dealt an honest hand because the house always wins The greatest trick the devil ever pulled Was convincing the world that we're just men And now that he's got everybody fooled He says "Amen", he says "Amen"