[Intro] [arpeggiated clean electric guitar, steady eighth-note bass, mid-tempo drums] [Verse 1] Just take the time to listen to what I say Don't let it slip through the gap where knowledge stays Listen up because this isn't case by case It's something said that everyone could take a piece away [Chorus] [distorted electric guitar enters, driving drums] Past monsters come and haunt me every day I fight so much to keep them at bay There's so much pain that tear me away But the power I keep inside pushes me through day to day [Verse 2] [drums drop to a simpler pattern, clean guitar arpeggio returns] I lived but not a life that was too hard to play It destroyed me and took everything away It's something everyone can experience in their own way So it's not something that no one can relate [Chorus] [full band intensity] Past monsters come and haunt me every day I fight so much to keep them at bay There's so much pain that tear me away But the power I keep inside pushes me through day to day [Bridge] [palm-muted guitar, building snare rolls] All I want to do is share how far I fell But I never gave up and I climbed through my personal hell I've been beaten, I've been broken, I've been killed So many things that shouldn't be spoken But I'm alive by a power I keep inside Even when I was on the ledge it's what kept me alive [Chorus] Past monsters come and haunt me every day I fight so much to keep them at bay There's so much pain that tear me away But the power I keep inside pushes me through day to day [Outro] [guitar arpeggio fades] The point of my story, I guess I could say The hells we battle and live through every day It's not something you fight alone inside It's something many struggle with and it decides if they live or die Past monsters come and haunt me every day I fight so much to keep them at bay There's so much pain that tear me away But the power I keep inside pushes me through day to day But the past is the past, don't let it haunt you today You're alive for your own reasons and it's your job to push that monster away I can't past shame and I can't say it'll be okay But I can stand here as proof that the battle can be won and the war kept at bay Past monsters come and haunt me every day I fight so much to keep them at bay There's so much pain that tear me away But the power I keep inside pushes me through day to day
