Life cycles and planned obsolescence A perfect trap disguised as assistance It takes the pain away It takes the pain away Control the sentience of the masses Relief replaced with silent disaster But I won't fade away No, I won't fade away I defy this hopelessness I defy your callousness I defy, irreverent I will rise I see through your disguise and all your lies I defy Defy I defy A numbing cure for the common existence Replace security for subsistence It takes the pain away It takes the pain away Victimize, enable, beguile A body count without a reprisal But I won't fade away No, I won't fade away I defy this hopelessness I defy your callousness I defy, irreverent I will rise I see through your disguise and all your lies I defy Sometimes the pain of life's too much to mitigate But I refuse to march into an early grave I refuse to march into an early grave I defy this hopelessness I defy your callousness I defy, irreverent I will rise I see through your disguise and all your lies I defy Defy Defy Defy I defy