Devil On My Back

O.C.F [INTRO] I was born with something clinging— like a shadow stitched in skin. Every smile I fake it’s waiting— watching from within, I don’t remember silence. I don’t remember peace. I just remember crying, To the murmurs of the Beast. [VERSE 1] I feel him in my marrow, he writhes and crawls slow, A malignant parasite of thought buried so I can’t let go. Whispers coil like smoke in my head, Tellin’ me to carve my life into shreds. Eyes on the mirror, it flickers and grins, Every reflection a mask wearing sin. I hide my hands but the stain still bleeds— Haunted by the hunger he plants like seeds. [PRE-CHORUS] He’s breathing down my neck again, I can’t tell where he ends and I begin. [CHORUS] Tear me open—drag me through the fire, I’m a cage of bones, I’m a funeral pyre. Every scream I’ve buried, every breath I lack, You’ll never leave me— You’re the devil— on my— BAAAAAAACK!!! (x8) [VERSE 2] Walls breathe slow, I swear they move, Whispers drip venom in every room. I remember a conversation I had with my mother, I told her about this evil twin, this unholy other, This ghost, this demon, this Beast on my Back, I told her He lingers in shadows and cracks, He peers from the dark places — always near, Waiting for his moment to reappear, I told her he said he'd never leave, That therapy and exorcism couldn't bring peace, She sat there, unable to help, Staring sadly at her miserable whelp, It wasn't her fault, she tried her best, But Saints need sleep and the Devil never rests, My pulse stutters, my hands can’t stay— I’m laughing at nothing as my mind frays, Every shadow twitches, every silence bends, The line between me and him blends. [CHORUS 2] Tear me open—drag me through the fire, I’m a cage of bones, I’m a funeral pyre. Every scream I’ve buried, every breath I lack, You’ll never leave me— You’re the devil— on my— BAAAAAAACK!!!! (x8) [BRIDGE] [Demon:] You are nothing but the marrow I drink. [O.C.F.:] I can’t— [Demon:] Every fall you’ve had— my rope pulling you to the brink. [O.C.F.:] Please, help— [Demon:] Your rage is mine, your fear is my throne. [O.C.F.:] Please, stop— [Demon:] You are mine, and you'll die alone. [OUTRO] If I vanish tomorrow, no one would ask why… I was born to carry this curse till I die. No prayer, no light, no path off track— Just the weight of the devil On my broken back.