[Verse 1] I saw their world through broken glass But it felt like home to me I gathered wood outside their door But I could never let them see I thought that if they heard me speak They'd understand my plea That I was more than what they saw They'd see the truth in me [Chorus] They saw a monster stood before them As the fear grew in their eyes I was reaching out with trembling hands They answered me with cries I begged for just a shred of mercy But they turned their rage to me If I am all they fear to see Then fear is what I'll be [Verse 2] I found the courage to approach The only eyes that could not see And for a moment in his voice There was no fear of me In his blindness there was mercy I'd never elsewhere found In his kindness there was hope Then my World came crashing down [Chorus] They saw a monster stood before them As the fear grew in their eyes I was reaching out with trembling hands They answered me with cries I begged for just a shred of mercy But they turned their rage to me If I am all they fear to see Then fear is what I'll be [Verse 3] The door flew wide, their faces turned, The light became a flame They tore the welcome from his hands, And cursed my borrowed name I knelt and begged for just one word, One mercy, for my sake I turned and fled their storm of rage Leaving ashes in my wake [Chorus] They saw a monster stood before them As the fear grew in their eyes I was reaching out with trembling hands They answered me with cries I begged for just a shred of mercy But they turned their rage to me If I am all they fear to see Then fear is what I'll be [Bridge] They taught me language, taught me warmth, From shadows I believed I heard their laughter through the walls, A family I would never leave Rejected by the only hearts I’d ever dared to claim I turned from them, then turned to you, And learned to curse your name [Chorus] They saw a monster stood before them As the fear grew in their eyes I was reaching out with trembling hands They answered me with cries I begged for just a shred of mercy But they turned their rage to me If I am all they fear to see Then fear is what I'll be Fear is what I'll be Fear is what I'll be The fear is what I'll be