[Intro] [clean electric guitar riff, palm-muted distorted guitar, driving drums] [Verse 1] [male vocals] There’s a devil in my head Always fucking questioning every step (every step) Sitting here and judging my work Telling me it’s not enough, I’m just a wreck (just a wreck) It’s that insidious quiet whisper Cold and sharp and always keeping score In the back it keeps on asking Is this enough? Couldn’t you do more? (do more?) You say, "Is this enough?" and I'm singin' [Chorus] [full band, open distorted guitar chords, vocal harmonies] Sometimes you're tearing me to pieces Sometimes you only see my weakness Call me “too much”, act like I should regress Oh my Lord, you won’t be the voice that rules me Sometimes you’re dressed as self improvement Sometimes you paralyze my movement The goalpost Moved ? that’s not my real progress Go fuck yourself, you’ll be the one that fuels me You’re just the devil in my head (Just the devil in my head) [Verse 2] [palm-muted distorted guitar, bass and drums continue] Every now and then I let you in Let that chill calculation crawl under my skin, see All the flaws you love to find keep getting sharpened in my mind You keep telling me that I am less than I’ve been But I rise from my knees, now I’m singin’ [Verse 3] [dynamic builds, guitars swell] I recognize you, my anti-voice Sellin’ me ruin like it’s my only choice (only choice) You preach "excellence" without my heart You want "better" but it’s better if I rip me apart (rip me apart) Call it "growth" but it’s just you that’s feedin’ [Chorus] [full band, open distorted guitar chords, vocal harmonies] Sometimes you're tearing me to pieces Sometimes you only see my weakness Call me “too much”, act like I should regress Oh my Lord, you won’t be the voice that rules me Sometimes you’re dressed as self improvement Sometimes you paralyze my movement The goalpost Moved ? that’s not my real progress Go fuck yourself, you’ll be the one that fuels me You’re just the devil in my head (Just the devil in my head) [Verse 4] [band punches in harder] You kept the drive but you cut connection You call it truth but it’s just dissection (dissection) You say I’m too much, that I should be less That my worth is only measured in a perfect success (perfect success) But my mess is where the roots keep deepen’ [Bridge] [half-time drums, toms, big reverbs] I’m allowed to rest before completion (before completion) I’m allowed to feel before I move (before I move) Guess what? I thrive in fucking chaos And still be someone that is worthy of the room You’re not the voice of those who love me You’re not the ones I have to prove now watch me turn you into my weapon And I am tearing off your costume, watch me move [Chorus] [full band, open distorted guitar chords, vocal harmonies] Sometimes you're tearing me to pieces Sometimes you only see my weakness Call me “too much”, act like I should regress Oh my Lord, you won’t be the voice that rules me Sometimes you’re dressed as self improvement Sometimes you paralyze my movement The goalpost Moved ? that’s not my real progress Go fuck yourself, you’ll be the one that fuels me You’re just the devil in my head (Just the devil in my head) Oh my Lord, this fire’s what you woke in me Yeah, you woke this fire in me [Verse 5] [drop to drums and bass, vocal up front] You totally assumed I didn’t try Didn’t see the ways I failed and still arrived (still arrived) I won’t change the core of who I am But who I am is always learnin’ how to stand (learnin’ to stand) My own inner voice is louder than your breathin’ [Verse 6] [band swells back in] The ones who matter never call me "too much" They see the dream in every scar and every cut (every cut) You speak of "efficient" like it’s a crown But I turn pain into beauty when you push me down (push me down) Every time you strike, I feel my flame deepen [Final Chorus] [full band, open distorted guitar chords, vocal harmonies] Sometimes you're tearing me to pieces Sometimes you only see my weakness Call me “too much”, act like I should regress Oh my Lord, you won’t be the voice that rules me Sometimes you’re dressed as self improvement Sometimes you paralyze my movement The goalpost Moved ? that’s not my real progress Go fuck yourself, you’ll be the one that fuels me You’re just the devil in my head (Just the devil in my head) [Outro] Fuck you, you can’t tame my flame Guess what, I feel inspired all the same (you can’t tame my flame)
