There’s a monster inside me And I thought I locked him in, threw away the key But no, he’s breaking the bars, breaking free I’m trying to escape but he’s taking over me Taking over my brain, stabbing me with needles to numb the pain But I’m in a storm and I can’t see through the rain and the monster’s hand is leading me away Telling me “it’ll be okay” He leads me into a cage, now controlling the words on my page He says it’s okay over and over again, but I just want his lies to end There’s a monster inside me And I thought I locked him in, threw away the key But no, he’s breaking the bars, breaking free I’m trying to escape but he’s taking over me I watch what he does to me from afar Watching as he tries to scar, tries to drown me in tar I tell him he’s went to far, but he tells me what we are There’s a monster inside me And I thought I locked him in, threw away the key But no, he’s breaking the bars, breaking free I’m trying to escape but he’s taking over me We’re broken and hurt, trying heal by using a lighter to burn To burn the memories to dust, because people have used me and my trust And the monster says he’s just doing what he must But it only helped him heal, but I’m still part of the deal I want to escape and live without the monster But he’ll always be in the back of my mind, telling me I’m not her He’s the one who used to act kind, telling me I’d be fine But he’s the one who used me, and broke me He scarred me, making me do things I didn’t want to do, and now I’m telling you, He’s the the monster There’s a monster inside me And I thought I locked him in, threw away the key But no, he’s breaking the bars, breaking free I’m trying to escape but he’s taking over me (Escape… taking over me…)
