I wander these claret corridors In search of humanity lost And I find you waiting Behind a pane of translucence
I was chosen, you tell me You've been waiting for me To save you from this hell And I believe you
I can see the longing in your eyes
There's sadness there too and I want only for your happiness and so I devise a plan to set you free
But it's not enough
You need me to see To truly see What this freedom will mean And so I try Again and again To empathize with a desperation that Only the imprisoned can understand And I just want to show you That all you really need Is time in the world To breathe
But it's not enough
You need proof, you say As you roll up a sleeve And I watch in helpless horror As you cut and bleed With a surgical precision That only comes from repetition
To show me your humanity
And as it drips and falls And collects on the floor Through the red I realize
There's none left in your eyes
What was there before Is now gone, devoid Of all emotion Drained From your body and Pooled at your feet And I try to run out But it's far too late
You're already gone The door's locked The oxygen's run out And I'm the one Left for dead
Inspired by the film Ex Machina. Audio: https://soundcloud.com/mike-rollain/red