They told me hunt the devil and I’d earn my pay in gold Never said the darkness has a way of taking hold First time that I saw one, I could barely keep my aim Now I track them through the marsh like they’re calling out my name Every job gets easier, every night gets worse Soon you stop remembering which side you were at first Sleep don’t come so easy when the whispers start to crawl Sound like something wearing voices of the men I used to call [Chorus] I hear them in the water, I hear them in the trees Every breath I take feels like it’s not my own to breathe If this is what it takes to keep the darkness in its grave Then I guess I’ll die a monster just to keep the world safe [Verse 2] Skin starts feeling tighter like it doesn’t fit no more Hands don’t shake at killing like they did before I see shapes in the fog that ain’t meant to be seen And the dogs won’t come near me no matter how I scream Preacher said the curse is just a burden we must bear But I saw him in the river staring blank into the air When he turned to face me I could see it in his eyes He was hunting something too — and it was him inside [Chorus] I hear them in the water, I hear them in the trees Every breath I take feels like it’s not my own to breathe If this is what it takes to keep the darkness in its grave Then I guess I’ll die a monster just to keep the world safe [Bridge] One day I’ll walk out there and I won’t come back the same Won’t be chasing shadows — I’ll be calling them by name If you hear me coming, don’t you hesitate to fire Better send me down before I feed the thing inside [Final Chorus] I hear them in the water, I hear them in the trees Now they sound like brothers calling out to me If this is what it takes to keep the darkness in its grave Tell them I was human… once… before I changed
