[Intro: MALE SOLO. Completely a cappella. Dry close mic, eerie nasal melodic singing. Low, sarcastic and unnervingly calm.] You knew who to call [Hard entry: Crushing mechanical guitar riff, thick clacking bass, pounding live drums and metallic industrial hits. Immediate relentless 128 BPM groove.] [Verse 1: MALE SOLO. Pinched nasal midrange, uneasy melodic bends, twitchy syncopated sung phrasing. Dark amusement builds into sharp snarls. No rap.] Quarter past two, you called my phone Said the whole thing had gone wrong I could hear the others arguing About who should come along You said, please, just get down here Then I heard you start to cry Funny how the room went quiet When I finally walked inside [Pre Chorus 1: Mechanical groove tightens. Vocal rises from intimate gritty singing into strained, accusing chest notes.] You said, do what you have to You said, make it go away Now you swear you never said it When they ask you to explain [Chorus 1: Explosive melodic industrial nu metal. Crushing wide guitars over relentless mechanical rhythm. Raw anguished male chest belts, cracked higher peaks, clear powerful melody.] I'm not the hero you wanted I'm the monster you needed You begged for someone to step in Then hated the way I did it I took the blame you wouldn't touch So you could walk away clean Now you're safe enough to hate me I'M THE MONSTER YOU NEEDED! [Verse 2: MALE SOLO. Low staccato guitar loop and clacking bass. Bitter, sarcastic nasal melody, crooked pitch bends and sudden snarls. Each line sung clearly, never rapped.] You were standing in the doorway When you told me not to wait Now you tell them I was reckless That I went too far that day I won't say I handled it gently I won't swear I did no wrong But you handed me the problem Then denied you called at all [Pre Chorus 2: Industrial percussion intensifies. Voice becomes increasingly impatient and unstable, climbing into raw strained notes.] You keep saying you were helpless That you never had a choice But you knew exactly what you asked I can still hear your voice [Chorus 2: Full crushing industrial groove. Anguished melodic male belts with cracked higher notes, aggressive accents. No choir or backing voices.] I'm not the hero you wanted I'm the monster you needed You begged for someone to step in Then hated the way I did it I took the blame you wouldn't touch So you could walk away clean Now you're safe enough to hate me I'M THE MONSTER YOU NEEDED! [Breakdown: Guitars CUT. Distorted bass, pounding kick, floor toms and metallic pulses. Low menacing male notes, clipped and sharply syncopated, each phrase clearly SUNG. No rap or spoken delivery.] Look at me Say it straight Did you ask me Or did you wait? One more lie One more twist You don't get to rewrite this [Bridge: Crushing guitars return with heavy half time accents. Male starts quietly with nervous nasal melody, grows angrier line by line, then erupts into strained gritty chest belts.] I won't ask you to forgive me I won't swear that I was right There were choices I could've made That might've let you sleep at night But when it came time to stand there You were begging me to stay You can call me what you want now You still called me anyway [Climax: Full band slams together. One furious, clearly articulated, feral cracked scream.] YOU KNEW WHO YOU WERE CALLING! [Final Chorus: Immediate crushing return. Biggest mechanical guitar groove, relentless drums and distorted bass. Desperate anguished chest belts, unstable melodic bends, raw cracked high notes. No choir.] I'm not the hero you wanted I'm the monster you needed You begged for someone to step in Then hated the way I did it I took the blame you wouldn't touch So you could walk away clean Now you're safe enough to hate me I'M THE MONSTER YOU NEEDED! [End: Abrupt full band stop. No instrumental outro.]
