Mirage without guilt

[Verse] Cold drink, warm meal On the folded tray Down below, the rigs Scattered on the shelf I sense the contrails form Nothing seems quite wrong Mirage without guilt On the world we built [Chorus] This plateau wears a mask The peak in the rear-view glass We hope we're wrong The numbers whisper on Slow or fast — the choice is ours The fall is not [Verse 2 First we sing denial Tech will save the day Then nostalgia, mild Then a quiet way Letting excess down Strange relief, a sigh Time to change our mind Watch the old world end [Chorus] This plateau wears a mask The peak in the rear-view glass We hope we're wrong The numbers whisper on Slow or fast — the choice is ours The fall is not [Bridge] A bump, a shudder, sound A voice from the ground Mayday — turn around [Bridge] Body feels the fall Mind still slow to call [Bridge] I open up my eyes Tin can in the sky Realize, realize This thing could fall and die [Bridge] Engines start to fail Civilization, frail [Bridge] Falling, falling down Civilization stalls [Chorus] A new sadness, slow and deep Plateau humming through the seat We don't see it 'til it's past Now the future's coming fast Slow or fast — the choice is ours The fall is not [Outro] In the fog of data, wait For the hour, for the gate Numbers whisper everywhere A new sadness, soft and slow The ground beneath, we did not know The plateau is the peak Wearing its mask [Outro] Slow or fast The choice is ours The fall is not The fall is not The fall is not The fall is not The fall is not