[Verse 1] I am sitting on my hands to keep them from shaking You are talking at me with that condescending tone Thinking my silence is agreement, or maybe weakness But it is actually just a heavy iron door I am swallowing sharp glass just to smile at you Calculating exactly how much prison time you are worth The human suit is getting tight around the shoulders And the thing inside is scratching at the walls [Pre-Chorus] You hear a heartbeat, I hear a war drum You see a man, I see the outcome The lock is broken, the chain is rust You’re poking something you really shouldn’t trust [Chorus] There’s a monster living in the blind spot Feeding on the patience that I haven’t got I kept it starving, I kept it in the cage But you just handed him the keys to rage Run for the hills, retreat to the east You killed the man, now deal with the Beast [Verse 2] It starts in the stomach, feel the knot pull tight Blurry at the edges, fading out the light can't hear excuses,feel the pulse start to pound The moral compass broke, threw it on the ground That guy left the building, yeah he's out the door Now you're just meat on the killing floor Standing in the way of the creature underneath done apologizing for showing off my teeth [Pre-Chorus] You hear a heartbeat, I hear a war drum You see a man, I see the outcome The lock is broken, the chain is rust You’re poking something you really shouldn’t trust [Chorus] There’s a monster living in the blind spot Feeding on the patience that I haven’t got I kept it starving, I kept it in the cage But you just handed him the keys to rage Run for the hills, retreat to the east You killed the man, now deal with the Beast [Bridge] One more word to cut the wire Pour the gas upon the fire One more word to cut the wire (One more word to cut the wire Pour the gas upon the fire) One more word to cut the wire (One more word to cut the wire Pour the gas upon the fire) One more word to cut the wire Pour the gas upon the fire (One more word to cut the wire Pour the gas upon the fire) One more word to cut the wire Pour the gas upon the fire Say hello to the fucking Beast [Chorus] There’s a monster living in the blind spot Feeding on the patience that I haven’t got I kept it starving, I kept it in the cage But you just handed him the keys to rage Run for the hills, retreat to the east You killed the man, now deal with the Beast
