The second essence of mirrors

Peel the skin of sanity, watch the maggots crawl
Mirror lies in vanity, a backward protocol
You wave a flag of freedom, I see a butcher’s stain
You pray for holy kingdom, I hear the devil’s strain
The logic flips, the compass spins, the north is made of rust
The hero grins, the kill begins, the noble turn to dust

I looked into the looking glass and saw my face decay
It waved at me maliciously and took my soul away!

Welcome to the other side of the glass!
Where the future is a relic of the past!
You laugh until you cry, you live until you die
In a world where the villains always last!
THE OTHER SIDE!
THE GLASS LIES!

The doctor sells the poison, the preacher sells the fear
The teacher tells the children that the end is drawing near
The king is in the outhouse, the jester holds the crown
The sane are in the straitjacket, the lunatics run the town
Reverse the polarity, erase the memory tape
The executioner is begging for a last escape

I smashed the fucking mirror, but the shards began to sing
A choir of familiar ghosts that pluck the puppet string!

Welcome to the other side of the glass!
Where the future is a relic of the past!
You laugh until you cry, you live until you die
In a world where the villains always last!
THE OTHER SIDE!
THE GLASS LIES!

Face the wall!
Accept the fall!
The truth is just a cannonball!
... In the glass.
We are the ones who hold the knife...