[Intro] [Soundscape: The hum of a fluorescent light and a slow, heavy heartbeat] [Instrumental Layer: A lonely, detuned Piano melody over a grinding bass drone] (I saw it...) (I saw the flinch.) [Verse 1] [Vocal Style: Male Lead - Whisper, close to the mic] I opened the door to the cellar downstairs Showed you the ghosts and the shadows and snares I laid out the map of the things that I need The hunger I hide and the way that I bleed I accept every scar that you carry inside I hold all your demons with nowhere to hide But when I show you mine, the silence is loud A look on your face like a storm in a cloud [Pre-Chorus] [Build-up: Industrial percussion enters, metallic and cold] I saw the recoil, the step to the right The judgment that flashes in terrible light You file it away in a box in your head To use as a weapon when loving is dead [Chorus] [Theme: Heavy, crashing, painful. Lead vocals turn gritty] Am I the Monster? Is that what you see? For wanting the things that are burnt into me? You take my confession and turn it to shame You twist up my needs ‘til I don’t know my name! I’m open for you, but I’m closed for myself Just a dirty secret you keep on the shelf! (Am I the Monster?) (Yeah... I guess I’m the Monster.) [Verse 2] [Vocal Style: Sardonic, bitter, slightly more aggressive] Fast forward three months to the heat of the fight You pull out the ammo I gave you that night "You're sick," "You're too much," "I don't like what you do" Throwing my vulnerability back at me too I stood in the fire for you, didn't I? I let you be wild, I let you be high But the moment I ask for a piece of the same I’m the villain you cast in your video game [Bridge] [Style: Breakdown. Just the Bass and a Glitching vocal] [Atmosphere: Claustrophobic] It makes me feel... (Broken) It makes me feel... (Dirty) It makes me feel... (Wrong) So I’ll lock it back up where the shadows belong. (Click. Lock. Dead.) [Guitar Solo] [Style: Slow, wailing, high-gain distortion. Sounds like crying] [Chorus] [Maximum Energy: Wall of sound. Vocals are shouting now] Am I the Monster?! Is that what you see?! For wanting the things that are burnt into me?! You take my confession and turn it to shame You twist up my needs ‘til I don’t know my name! I’m the Glitch in the system, the stain on the floor So I won’t ever ask you for this anymore! [Outro] [Fade Out: The piano returns, simple and sad] You don't have to flinch. I'm closing the door. (You won't see the Monster...) (Anymore.)
