Lens= /lenz/ A lens is a piece of glass in a camera or glasses that helps to see better or change focus. "Living our lives through a lens" means looking at life through something, like a camera or a screen, instead of directly.

White picket fence= A "picket fence" is a type of fence made of wood, painted white, usually found around small houses. It is a symbol of a perfect, comfortable, and traditional life in America.

Ornaments= /ˈɔːrnəmənts/ Ornaments are decorations, usually pretty things we use to make a house or place look nicer. In the song, it means that life is very decorated, but maybe not meaningful.

comfortable= /'kʌmftəbəl/

Bubble= /ˈbʌbəl/ A "bubble" is a round pocket of air, like in soap. Here, "living in a bubble" means living separated from reality, in a safe, but not real, world.

Utopia= /juˈtəʊpiə/ Utopia is an imagined perfect place where everything is good. In the song, it suggests a place where everything looks perfect, but maybe is not truly happy.

enough= /ɪ'nʌf/

Happily numb= /ˈhæpɪli nʌm/ "Numb" means not feeling anything. "Happily numb" means feeling happy but not really feeling or thinking deeply, just ignoring any problems.

Rose-colored glasses= To "put on rose-colored glasses" means to see everything in a positive, happy way, ignoring anything bad. It's like seeing life better than it really is.

Party on= Continue partying, having fun.

Distortion= /dɪˈstɔːrʃən/ Distortion is when something is not clear or real, like when a picture or sound is changed or unclear. In the song, it suggests that the music is so loud or unclear that you don’t see things as they are.

Wasted= /ˈweɪstɪd/ "Wasted" is slang for being very drunk or on drugs. In the song, "wasted zombie" means someone who is moving around without thinking clearly, like a zombie.

Stumbling= To walk faltering, unsecure, like zombies do.

This one's on me= I will pay for this drink.

Tone deaf= /təʊn def/ Someone who is "tone deaf" cannot hear different musical notes well. Here, it means not being able to "hear" or understand what's really happening in the world.

Sweeping it under the mat= "Sweeping under the mat" means hiding a problem instead of solving it, like when you hide dust by pushing it under a carpet.

Time is ticking= The end is near.

Empire= /ˈempaɪər/ An "empire" is a big group of countries or territories controlled by one government. In the song, it could mean big powerful systems like governments, companies, or groups in control.

Feeble= /ˈfiːbəl/ "Feeble" means weak or not strong. In the song, "the truth they feed is feeble" suggests that the truth given to people is weak, not real or powerful.

Greed= /ɡriːd/ "Greed" is the strong desire to have more money or power than you need, not caring about others.

Riot= /ˈraɪət/ A "riot" is when a group of people gather together and act violently in the streets, often to protest against something or someone.

They woke up the lions= /ðeɪ wəʊk ʌp ðə ˈlaɪənz/ This phrase means that the powerful or those in control have done something to make people angry or aware of problems, like waking up a sleeping lion. The "lions" represent people who are now alert, aware, and ready to take action or fight back against injustice.