# Monster Under My Bed [Intro — heartbeat-like bass pulse, distant layered vocals] [Whispered] We were doing so well. [Verse 1 — quick, rhythmic, increasingly restless] Three in the morning, rearranging the room Got a hundred good ideas and they're all coming true Bought a dress, booked a flight, made a five-year plan Everybody says to slow down, but I don't understand Haven't slept, but I swear I feel fine Every little thought is racing past the line There's a little voice saying, "Careful, don't fall" But I turn up the music so I can't hear it at all [Pre-Chorus — accelerating vocal layers, rising tension] Up so high, I can touch the ceiling Down so low, I lose the feeling I can hear it breathing when the lights go red There's a monster underneath my bed [Chorus — powerful bass-driven hook, soaring harmonies] Monster under my bed Whispering things I never said Some nights I fly, some nights I fall Some nights I don't know me at all Monster under my bed Running wild inside my head I can shut my eyes, count to ten But I know you'll come around again [Post-Chorus — layered vocal hook] Round again, round again Here we go, round again Round again, round again I know how this story ends [Verse 2 — groove becomes heavier, vocals more vulnerable] Now the curtains haven't moved in days Same old room but the colors look gray Phone keeps ringing, I let it ring Can't find the strength for the smallest thing There's a suitcase by the bedroom door Full of things I don't remember buying anymore I read the messages I sent last week And I don't recognize the way I speak [Pre-Chorus — restrained, growing intensity] Up so high, I can touch the ceiling Down so low, I lose the feeling I can hear it breathing when the lights go red There's a monster underneath my bed [Chorus — full bass and percussion, layered vocals] Monster under my bed Whispering things I never said Some nights I fly, some nights I fall Some nights I don't know me at all Monster under my bed Running wild inside my head I can shut my eyes, count to ten But I know you'll come around again [Instrumental Break — 16 bars] [Restless syncopated bassline, sharp percussion] [Overlapping vocal fragments build into dissonant harmonies] [Sudden hollow filtered breakdown] [One beat of silence] [Original bass groove returns] [Bridge — stripped instrumentation, clear intimate vocal] I used to think I had to win Every time the dark came in Now I leave a little light And try to make it through the night [Spoken — quiet, steady] You're here again. [Pause] [Spoken] Okay. I'm still here too. [Final Chorus — powerful, cathartic layered harmonies] Monster under my bed Whispering things I never said Some nights I fly, some nights I fall Some nights I don't know me at all Monster under my bed Running wild inside my head I can shut my eyes, count to ten But I know you'll come around again [Outro — bass slows into a steady pulse, soft vocal harmonies] Round again, round again Here we go, round again Round again, round again But I'm still here when it ends [Whispered] Goodnight. [End]
