[Verse 1] I was ten in the ditch by the mill Saw two red eyes over the hill Old dogs barked at the broken fence Mama said, “Boy, make some sense” The sky went green over the grain Every porch light shook like rain Something huge moved through the corn Like the whole damn world was born [Pre-Chorus] And I ran But I looked back Footprints deep in the mud track Yeah, I ran With my chest on fire Heard that growl roll higher [Chorus] World of the monsters World of the monsters They know my name, they know my bones World of the monsters World of the monsters I’m not afraid when I’m not alone [Verse 2] By the creek where the dead trees lean Saw a girl with a crown of steam She said, “They bite, but they bleed the same” Then she laughed like a falling train Old hands reach from the cellar door Blind men crawl on the kitchen floor Even fear has teeth tonight Even fear wants a bite [Pre-Chorus] And I ran But I looked back Footprints deep in the mud track Yeah, I ran With my chest on fire Heard that growl roll higher [Chorus] World of the monsters World of the monsters They know my name, they know my bones World of the monsters World of the monsters I’m not afraid when I’m not alone [Bridge] If I become one of them Keep the torch, keep the flame If I become one of them Call me by my true name [Final Chorus] World of the monsters World of the monsters They know my name, they know my bones World of the monsters World of the monsters I’m not afraid when I’m not alone World of the monsters World of the monsters I found my roar, I found my home
