[intro][warped acid roll-in, slow swells] Only one They gave us one way forward Stuffed together like animals In a box, just a cage Quietly we waited To find peace with our creator A lie I couldn't face anymore [sad steel guitar arpeggio] [verse 1] I had one way One direction to freedom But it called for sacrifice I made that sacrifice And I knew, I couldn't do it alone [build-up][drums start to press, bass tighter] I should have looked back But I put myself first My freedom meant more Than the bonds of our birth So I cast you aside as less than my worth [pre-chorus][half-time, rising] Eye for an eye for an eye for an eye Eye for an eye for an eye for an eye Eye for an eye for an eye for an eye [chorus][full band, raw and open] 'cause I'm a monster I'm a fucking monster-er-er An eye for an eye for an eye for an eye I did what I did, 'cause I had to survive Why didn't they follow Why didn't they come I didn't look back I could have saved some [post-chorus][soft, restrained] But I'm a monster I'm a fucking monster-er-er [bridge][finger-picked steel, hollow] Death and peace Travel on the same white steed No rest For me I chose this life of misery Sisters My victims You let me have my freedom And I left you all to your fate [interlude][mixolydian pentatonic steel ostinato, 303 locked in] Eye for an eye for an eye for an eye Eye for an eye for an eye for an eye Eye for an eye for an eye for an eye Ohhh... noooo-ooo-oooo [verse 2] But here you are After all these years You took the knife You saved my life I owe you everything [build-up][voice cracking, rhythm climbing] And you know Better than anyone knows The monster I am, the coward I am I can't even face you To say thank you To say... sorry. [pre-chorus][soft, restrained] And you know Better than anyone knows [chorus][full band, aching] That I'm a monster I'm a fucking monster-er-er An eye for an eye for an eye for an eye You did what you did, and I left you to die Why didn't you follow Why didn't you flee I didn't look back And now you haunt me [post-chorus][soft, restrained] 'cause I'm a monster I'm a fucking monster-er-er [break] [outro][fading, steel lingering] An eye for an eye for an eye for an eye I didn't look back, I left you all to die Eye for an eye for an eye for an eye Eye for an eye for an eye for an eye Eye for an eye for an eye for an eye [atmospheric echo tail] and you know better than anyone knows The monster I am, the coward I am Because here you are After all these years You cut out your eye, So I could survive And I won't face you To say thank you To say... sorry.
