Puzzle Box

No escape, I navigate through my cave Beneath the skin, they keep us in night and day Parasite, leech upon the guilt from all my wrongs Lead me on the pathway to the core Paralyzed, staring through the shadows on the wall Unable to solve this puzzle box Truth or deception? I lose all perception inside A fleeting sense of self-worth (Self-worth) Evaporates into nothingness A tepid grip on myself (Myself) Melts away to oblivion Shadows on the wall dance around Reflections in the amber to be found A puppet on a string soon unwound The truth inside the cave soon to be unbound The path beyond the mountain led me here The answer crystallized in history But now the cracks of time begin to show We lift the veil on what the future holds The torture of entrapment ever grows And now I'm waiting for the afterglow A beast inside of me awakening Alas the consequences of my sins Shadows on the wall dance around Reflections in the amber to be found A puppet on a string soon unwound The truth inside the cave soon to be unbound Bouncing off the walls Latent memories (erupting) Pulling at the cord Earth beneath my feet (is trembling) Lightning cracks the sky 'Wakening the beast (inside me) Rawness in his eyes Reeking stench of fear (and regret) Bouncing off the walls Latent memories (erupting) Pulling at the cord Earth beneath my feet (is trembling) Lightning cracks the sky 'Wakening the beast (inside me) Rawness in his eyes Reeking stench of fear (and regret) How can truth set us free when lies are all we have? How can time heal us when our days are running out? How can truth set us free when lies are all we have? How can time heal us when our days are running out?