Final Countdown to Silence

Feeding on the wounds of his own past
He sought to understand everything he couldn't before
Knowing that time was short, the clock of life
He would never wait for it

At first, he couldn't understand
He was just a boy sitting in front of the video game
Trapped in his own world
While the pixels took part of his attention

He grew up like that, amidst the noise and broken things
Although he intended not to hear
Every tear, every scream made his body tremble
Fast, precise, constant
Like a time bomb
In its final countdown

Sometimes he thought
What would happen if the countdown reached zero?
Boy, maybe it's better you don't know
Take a deep breath, just take a deep breath
Breathing

Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one
Five, four, three, two, one

Yes, I remember well
How could I forget?
Of that strange boy
Who always stopped his favorite game
To listen to all that
Behind that thin, old wall
They thought he was just a child
Incapable of understanding the weight of each curse word
Dirty, filthy, profane
Running like rust, his only pure way of being

They mistook his silence for innocence
His strangeness for a simple mental disorder
But no one ever tried to understand him
Much less call him aside to talk

Today everyone blames him for the disaster he's become
I'm tired of all this

There's no going back now
The damage is done, my wounds won't heal
Your negligence drove me crazy
How do you expect me to forget all the hell I went through
And just move on so easily?
There's no going back now
No, no
Now I see everything so clearly!
You never cared
Never, never
Now I see, they were always dancing around me
Tempting me to do things I didn't want to do
Things I never wished on anyone
They offered me freedom in exchange for my sanity
They said it was foolish to remain silent

That I needed to let loose a little
Stop caring

Five, four, three, two, one
I can't take it anymore
Five, four, three, two, one
Denying who I really love
Five, four, three, two, one
I always tried to warn you
Five, four, three, two, one
But nobody ever wanted to listen to me

No, no
Five, four, three, two, one
Zero

(Five, four, three, two, one)
Come on, you idiot, let loose
(Five, four, three, two, one)
Come on, let loose with me
(Five, four, three, two, one)
Let's dance to this last song
(Five, four, three, two, one)
Free me from this infernal silence