My heart beats quickly; I am trapped
In this cage I am kept
A dangerous tiger caged and sedated
The anger brings us together-those hated

I don't ask for your peace with me
All I ask is for you to see
Life from my view, insane as I am
My mind circling-my soul damned

The sky's black velvet comes to bring me down
Those who spit in my face; you made me a clown
The hate makes me strong and I will remember
Hold to my black heart in cold depths of forever

We that society caged are coming for you
Our blood calls for justice; what are you to do?
Nothing left on Earth, nowhere to hide
You cannot escape the our same likeness inside

Open up your eyes
We're almost here
Open up your eyes
We're getting near
Open up your eyes
We're here waiting
For you to reach out hand, grasp mine
And start to end this hating

A/N: I wrote this after watching the Linkin Park live in Texas dvd. Their
music is a great source of inspiration to me. I'd like to dedicate this to
them, and all their listeners. The listeners that really reach to the
emotions they portray, not those who just listen because it's "what
everyone else is listening to". Dedicated to those who have been through so
much and have been very close to ending their life, dedicated to those who,
in spite of all that, are still here.