Echoplex
Nine Inch Nails Lyrics

Nice and high and far apart
The place where I am is distant and elevated as if perfect, just as they said it would be.

Just like they said
I have followed the plans and instructions provided to me.

I built this place with broken parts
Despite the limitations and faults in the foundation, I constructed this place.

You chip away the old version of you
If you slowly remove the old layers of yourself, you'll be surprised by what remains.

You'd be surprised at what you can do
By letting go of the old versions of yourself, you can accomplish more than you ever imagined.

I'm safe in here, irrelevant
I am secure and unimportant within the walls of this place, just as they promised.

My voice just echoes off these walls
My words are unimportant to those around me as they simply bounce back off the walls.

You feel me breathe, I am watching you
While you remain unaware, I can feel and observe everything around me.

I see it all
I'm aware of every detail that surrounds me, even those you ignore.

The many ways you can't get to me
There are numerous methods you have tried and failed to reach me in here.

I see the hell you put yourself through
I observe the self-harm and suffering you inflict upon yourself on a regular basis.

Oh the things I could do, if I wanted to
I possess the power to cause destruction if I so choose.

I don't need anything at all
I lack nothing as everything I desire is already within these walls.

And I just slowly fade away
I gradually disappear into the background, becoming even less important.

Away, away, away, away, away, away, away
My presence becomes more and more distant until I can't be seen at all.

You will never ever, ever
There is no way you will ever be able to

Ever get to me in here
Secure within these walls, you'll never reach me.