"The Artist"

Paint yourself as the hero
Paint yourself the queen
In your made-up world that you've designed
Where illusions reign supreme

Speaking your own language
Some dub irrationale
Then throw out words that cover all
It's time you took a bow

Because this show of pride is getting old
But when the curtain's down, the stage is cold

[chorus]
You make it look like an art
The way you write a different story
Than the truth laid right before me
Show your true face, then tear it all apart
You won't find the ending
When it's you that's left pretending

Paint a scene inside your mind
Then draw it out over time
Conclusions, conclusions, they're all just delusions
You've written line by line
Apologetic poetry
To settle your own mind

Demanding that I play your rules
But I'll save the stage you built for fools

[chorus]
You make it look like an art
The way you write a different story
Than the truth laid right before me
Show your true face, then tear it all apart
You won't find the ending
When it's you that's left pretending

Take your fake high road
That you cleared for yourself
Cut away the truth, and you won't need any help
Hurl your sweetened lies
From the safety of your land
But I won't go
Cause I know
There's no getting out alive
In your world of sinking sand

[chorus]
You make it look like an art
The way you write a different story
Than the truth laid right before me
Show your true face, then tear it all apart
But you won't find the ending
When it's you that's left pretending