Cognitive Dissonance

(Verse 1)  
Split screen chaos in my mind  
Truth and fiction intertwine  
Preacher says I’m born to kneel  
But my pulse screams for something real  

(Metal Breakdown)  
Choke on the static in your sermon  
I spit fire with every burden  
One side's a cage, the other’s defiance—  
I’m the riot in your compliance  

(Chorus)  
Cognitive dissonance, tearing me apart  
I’m stitched together with battle scars  
No peace, no rest, just inner war  
I won’t be silenced anymore  

(Verse 2)  
Marching through the noise and shame  
Burning down your house of blame  
Label me a heathen soul  
I wear that curse like burning gold  

(Guitar Solo)  
🎸 *Shrieking bends echo the conflict, tremolo picking sparks rebellion*  

(Bridge)  
Caught between shadows and neon truths  
Propaganda in bulletproof suits  
You feed the lie and pray I choke  
But I’m the fire in the smoke  

(Final Chorus)  
Cognitive dissonance, bleeding through the scream  
Your doctrine’s cracking at the seams  
No gods, no chains, no righteous war  
I’ve found myself in the uproar  

(Outro)  
Shattered thoughts, forged in resistance  
I thrive in cognitive dissonance

Punk / Metal