The Agonist - Panophobia Lyrics

Keep out the intruders
Put the drawbridge up
The enemy ransacked what we had just rebuilt
Now the garden lies in serene symmetry and severe color theory

Roots slowly poisoning through strategic seeds planted inside
We're much safer and self-preserved, let the Dead Sea rise
No, the watch dogs aren't robots
They can't defend against their lures
Doors that weld shut behind you and books that fly like birds

Crushed by backpacks filled with ammo
Luggage carts distract the defense
And the troops sneak undetected
Charades begin, start the pretense
Obsessive thought in royal chambers invites Trojan warriors in
Little exceptions seem so harmless, little victories, little wins

And now why has the plan failed?
We sit here aimless once again
With all units deployed fully
How is it we let him in?
All the corporals agreed, zero-tolerance enforced
But as cold as doorknobs were I somehow still opened the doors

Each battle lost is a mile gained in this terminal timeline
We all fear the last few inches but they're so far out, we're blind
Each battle lost

A dysfunctional team, we are, no one following the rules
Yes I'll do my best to protect you but your disobedience intrudes
Skeletons escape the flesh
Like ants through tightly clenched fists
This time impeach the tyrant

What a contradictory statement
Suicidal self-preservationalist
Although logic understands
Prison chambers still exist
Chambers in the West conspiring, neighbors north and south unite
With the four working against me, I'm powerless and losing sight

Each battle lost is a mile gained on this terminal timeline
We all fear the last few inches but they're so far out, we're blind

This is a forced entry
This is the algometry
This is panophobic
Immunity gets sick

This is a forced entry (woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh)
This is the algometry (woah-oh, woah-ooh)
This is panophobic (oh, oh-ooh)
Taking down, brick by brick (oh-ooh)

This is a forced entry (woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh)
This is the algometry (woah-oh, woah-ooh)
This is panophobic (oh, oh-ooh)
This is the last conflict

Each battle lost
Each battle lost
(Ah, ahh)
(Ah, ahh)
(Ah, ahh)