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Antidote

by The Plague

on Hope for the F.U.T.U.R.E. (2022)

Faith is not a feelings antidote
Faith will never take the place
Of pain and fear
Fake believers, artificial hope
Changing others
Like they're looking in the mirror

Do you know why, know why
You're looking for the antidote?
And know why, know why
You're looking for somebody in the mirror?
Know why, know why
Addicted to the pain we push inside
'Cause we're too afraid to feel
Something real

Always lookin' for a way to cope
A relationship that doesn't make you feel
Yeah!
You paint a picture of perfection
But their approval
It won't ever, ever make you real

Do you know why, know why
You're looking for the antidote?
And know why, know why
You're looking for somebody in the mirror?
Know why, know why
Addicted to the pain we push inside
'Cause we're too afraid to feel
Something real

Criticizing vulnerability
You say that it is weak
Treating people
Like they're property you own
Whoa oh oh
Then you hide behind the walls that you create
And play the victim
When you always feel alone
Whoa oh oh
The greed and selfishness we put upon ourselves
An identity that doesn't have a soul
Whoa oh oh
A fuckin' hypocrite
A liar who just wants control

You never had control
Yeah!
That's right!

Do you know why, know why
You're looking for the antidote?
And know why, know why
You're looking for somebody in the mirror?
Know why, know why
Addicted to the pain we push inside
'Cause we're too afraid to feel
Something real