[Intro] Funny... How quiet the monsters get When you stop running [Verse 1] There was something underneath my bed At least that's what I believed Every shadow on the bedroom wall Had another trick up its sleeve So I slept with every light turned on Pulled the covers to my eyes But monsters have a funny way Of changing shape with time [Pre-Chorus] I got older I got stronger I looked underneath And all the things that scared me Weren't as big as they seemed [Chorus] The monsters got quiet When I stopped running away The darkness got lighter When I finally let it stay I opened up the curtains Let the moonlight fill the room And all those scary shadows Started looking different too The monsters got quiet When I stopped running away [Verse 2] There's still thunder in the distance Still a creak outside my door Still some nights when old memories Come walking 'cross the floor But I don't have to fight them I don't have to disappear I can sit beside the darkness Without becoming fear [Pre-Chorus] I got kinder To the person I was trying hard to be And all the ghosts behind me Lost their hold on me [Chorus] The monsters got quiet When I stopped running away The darkness got lighter When I finally let it stay I opened up the curtains Let the moonlight fill the room And all those scary shadows Started looking different too The monsters got quiet When I stopped running away [Bridge] Maybe monsters Need a little light Maybe shadows Only grow at night Maybe healing Isn't winning every fight Maybe sometimes You just turn on the light [Final Chorus] The monsters got quiet When I stopped running away The darkness got lighter And I knew I'd be okay I opened up the curtains Let the morning fill the room And all those scary shadows Had nowhere left to move The monsters got quiet The monsters got quiet [Outro] No more running Goodnight
