Through the Glass
DJ AnTony ft. Stone Sour Lyrics

I'm looking at you through the glass
The singer is watching the listener, but they are separated by something (perhaps glass)

Don't know how much time has passed
The singer has lost track of time

Oh God, it feels like forever
The separation has felt like an eternity

But no one ever tells you that forever feels like home
The listener may feel disconnected or alone, but the singer is saying that it can become a familiar feeling

Sitting all alone inside your head
The listener is in their own mind and thoughts, isolated from others

'Cause I'm looking at you through the glass
The singer repeats that they are separated

How do you feel? That is the question
The singer wants to know how the listener is truly feeling

But I forget, you don't expect an easy answer
The listener may not want to open up or share their feelings

When something like a soul becomes initialized
The singer is saying that a person's soul is complex and not easily defined

And folded up like paper dolls and little notes
The complexity of a soul can be reduced to a simple image or representation

You can't expect a bit of hope
It may be hard to find hope in a situation where the soul is so complex and potentially misunderstood

And while you're outside looking in
The singer is saying that the listener is not truly 'inside' their situation or emotions

Describing what you see
The listener may only be able to observe, but not truly understand

Remember what you're staring at is me
The singer is reminding the listener that they are the one being observed

How much is real? So much to question
The singer questions what is true or valid in their situation

An epidemic of the mannequins
The singer is saying that people may be becoming more robotic or artificial in their emotions and interactions

Contaminating everything
This artificiality may be affecting all aspects of life

When thought came from the heart
The singer believes that emotions should be the driving force behind thoughts and actions

It never did right from the start
The singer is saying that society may have always been wrong in valuing rationality and logic over emotion

Just listen to the noises (No more sad voices)
The singer is urging the listener to pay attention to what is around them and avoid negativity

Before you tell yourself it's just a different scene
The singer is saying that the listener may be tempted to dismiss their situation as just being different, rather than truly difficult

Remember it's just different from what you've seen
The singer is acknowledging that the listener may not be familiar with this kind of situation or emotion, but it is still valid

And it's the stars, The stars that shine for you, And it's the stars, The stars that lie to you
The singer is referring to the 'stars' as a metaphor for something that may seem beautiful or hopeful, but can also mislead or deceive you

Who are the stars, Who are the stars they lie
The singer repeats the previous lines to emphasize the metaphor of the stars