[Verse I] The blast tore through us without a sign, It threw us apart and shattered our line. I crawled to the wounded, I reached for the light, But every spell faded before I could make it right. I had no sword. I had no will to fight. I was there to mend, to keep them alive. But the wounded kept falling, the healing ran dry… And something inside me opened its eyes. [Chorus I] The monster in me knows the edge of the blade, He knows every spell that I learned but forbade. The magic I used only to soothe and restore Now burns in his hands with a hunger for war. [Verse II] He tears through the ranks, and I feel every strike, He breaks them apart with a force I can’t fight. I watch as he kills, and I know what he’ll do, But I let him loose when my comrades need me to. He has no mercy, he leaves enemies dead. I tell myself this is the price I must pay. If I must become him to keep mine alive… Then I’ll give him the reins and let him decide. [Chorus II] This monster in me, he knows where to aim, He knows all the spells I was taught to restrain. I thought I was only the hands that could heal… But this monster inside me — he knows how to kill. [Bridge] I used to fear the things he could do, The blood on his hands, the darkness I knew. But when I let go and gave him control, He gave me the strength when I had none at all. And now when I listen, his voice sounds like mine… I don't know where he ends and I begin. [Final Chorus] I know where to strike, I know where to aim, His voice in my head doesn't sound quite the same. I thought I was only the hands that could heal… Now I am the monster that knows how to kill.
