[Verse 1] 7 a.m. alarm cuts deep in my skull, Another shift waitin’, my apron, my pockets broke. Dreams of a stage, but I’m scrubbin’ these floors, Down at the bottom, they already locked doors. No silver spoon, no shine, no name, Just a clown with a beat that I hide in the frame. My guitar’s in the corner, covered in dust, I call it laziness, not broken trust. But talent’s everywhere, it floods the street, I lie to myself that I still compete. Worked two jobs, but the cash stays thin, Boss gets rich while I cave within. I wanted to rise, but I learned instead, Dreams don’t live when your stomach needs bread. I wake, I grind, just to numb my brain, A monster’s reflection is all that remains. [Hook] Day to night, it’s all the same, Dreams I had just fade away. Monster lookin’ back at me, It’s the truth I gotta face. [Verse 2] I practiced piano, thought I’d be great, But no one cared, yeah, I learned too late. Now I’m stuck at the counter, pushin’ cheap goods, With a plastic smile, yeah, it’s understood. The internet calls me genius, one of a kind, But I’m just a broke kid fallin’ behind. Eight long hours, and my back is sore, But the money I make ain’t mine no more. They said “work hard and the good will come,” But my tongue tastes bitter, my body feels numb. So I fake a grin, bow down, pretend, Hide my rage till the shift will end. Dropped my songs, smashed my strings, Now I’m countin’ bills, not beautiful things. I once had fire, now I play it cool, A monster with masks just to follow the rules. [Hook] Day to night, it’s all the same, Dreams I had just fade away. Monster lookin’ back at me, It’s the truth I gotta face. [Verse 3] Teachers called me gifted, friends said the same, Now I’m twenty-seven with no real name. My rank fell fast, and I sank too low, Closed myself off, no place to go. Thought I was special, thought crowds would cheer, But no one listens, nobody’s near. So I brag, “I’m a genius, I don’t need none,” But truth was fear I was runnin’ from. Halfway through work, halfway through school, Quit every fight, broke every rule. Life’s like a circus, I’m the clown on stage, They laugh one night, then they turn the page. Online I’m a king, offline I’m weak, A faceless ghost nobody seeks. I look in the glass and I see what’s true, The monster I fear is the one I grew. [Final Hook] Day to night, it’s all the same, Dreams I had just fade away. Monster lookin’ back at me, It’s the truth I can’t escape. [Outro Punchline] Monster in the mirror, I know that’s me, The dreamer I killed wrote my eulogy.
