[Verse 1] I walked in with my name on a napkin Cheap trunks Loose boots Heart on my sleeve They laughed from the top of the rafters Said I’d never make ‘em believe Every fall Every crack of that canvas Every bruise turned to armor and steel You crowned me with barbed wire praises Now you choke on the king that you built [Chorus] I became the monster The one you paid to see You cheered my scars and fed my anger Now the cage unlocked the beast in me Hold up your broken heroes I tore that script apart I became the monster When I raised that Conquest belt above my heart (hey!) [Verse 2] Gold plate Black leather on my shoulder Feels light But it’s heavy as sin Your posters paint halos around me But they hide all the blood on my grin You chant my name like a warning Drumbeat under fluorescent fire I don’t hear love in your voices Just gasoline poured on a pyre [Chorus] I became the monster The one you paid to see You cheered my scars and fed my anger Now the cage unlocked the beast in me Hold up your broken heroes I tore that script apart I became the monster When I raised that Conquest belt above my heart [Bridge] You wanted war? You got a throne of splinters You wanted pain? I etched it in your eyes You built this crown from shattered contenders Now every roar just sharpens my smile (oh yeah) [Chorus] I became the monster The one you paid to see You cheered my scars and fed my anger Now the cage unlocked the beast in me Bow to your true successor Your saint of shattered parts I became the monster When I raised that Conquest belt above my heart Yeah I became the monster And I’ll never let it fall from my heart
