Disregard the Formula

Users frequent this place. Take root.
It will take overgrowth to hold this fake down.
Feed what you intend to grow.
Starve the hopeless.
We built the fire that burned our escape,
But we sailed the ship that prevailed the storm.
We built the fire that burned our escape,
But we sailed the ship that prevailed the storm.

Dissect what you claim as life,
Give birth to an improved mirror image.
Dissect what you claim as life,
Give birth to an improved mirror image.

You become what you sell as yourself.
But you've gone about it all wrong.
(You have become someone else)
The boutique has a vast array.
(Of faces)
They'll suit you oh-so-well.

One size fits all, they claim.
One size fits all.
Don't let them tell you different.
One size fits all. One size fits all.

It has become so attractive. Ten paces sum to three,
Ignorant cares hold their own in a desolate landscape.
Take the scraps and build up something strong.
Momentum is hard to break,
In the case that direction is my only obstacle.
I'm lost in the search for myself.

I lie down and sleep.
I wake up again, because the LORD sustains me.
I will sleep in peace, for I dwell in safety.
I lie down and sleep.
I wake up again, because the LORD sustains me.
I will sleep in peace, for I dwell in safety.

Dress the part, whichever fits you best.
But don't be surprised to find,
that this charade will hardly reflect what's inside.
Dress the part, whichever fits you best.
But don't be surprised to find,
that this charade will hardly reflect what's inside.