The Pull of Hidden Wires..

I couldn't hide my face to claim my innocence
I wouldn't have the sense to keep going on
Maybe I'm just too proud to stand in your defense
Still I feel the pull of hidden wires
I'm never gonna try, I lied
I dared to speak my mind
When all the old changes made before
Don't seem to change a thing at all
Are you real?  Are you real?

I wouldn't find my place with this poor disguise
Why can't I face myself without these lies?
I couldn't find my path without knowing it
I've been around every turn
I know what's left is right
I'll never let it die
I tried, I dared to free my mind
And all these same changes as before
Don't seem to change a thing at all
I'm never gonna try, I know 
That I won't go back
It started with a smile, I know
But it won't come back
This is real!

I should've seen it coming
Now I'm feeling nothing
I was taken far beneath the middle
I'm never gonna try, I know 
That I won't go back
It started with a smile, I know
But it won't come back
This is real!