Stay Awake

Stay Awake

Verse 1

If someone tells you to close your eyes,

Says the truth is a threat to your peace,

If they ask you to silence the voice inside

Just so their version of calm won’t cease,

That isn’t love and it isn’t care,

It’s a cage they’re building in open air.

Chorus

If they want you blind, it’s not protection.

If they want you numb, it’s their direction.

If they want your heart to turn to stone,

They’re afraid to face the truth you’ve known.

Stay human, stay kind, stay awake.

Your soul is not theirs to take.

Verse 2

If someone tells you to look away,

Says your questions are making them weak,

If they push you to doubt what your spirit sees

Just to keep their illusion sleek,

That isn’t safety, it’s control,

A quiet theft of a waking soul.

Chorus

If they want you blind, it’s not protection.

If they want you numb, it’s their direction.

If they want your heart to turn to stone,

They’re afraid to face the truth you’ve known.

Stay human, stay kind, stay awake.

Your soul is not theirs to take.

Bridge

They call it shelter, but it’s a wall.

They call it love, but it’s not at all.

Real protection lets you see,

Lets you question what’s meant to be.

Real love never asks you to fall asleep.

Final Chorus

If they want you blind, it’s not protection.

If they want you numb, it’s their direction.

If they want your heart to turn to stone,

They’re afraid to face the truth you’ve known.

Stay human, stay kind, stay awake.

Your soul is not theirs to take.