Tick-tock, little box, Play your pretty song. You've been counting down my hours All along. There she is With my face, With my smile Bent out of place. Every lie I ever told, Every piece of me he stole, Every time I did his will— She's the part that loves him still. She says, "You're mine." I say, "Not tonight." Round and round, Wind me tight. Dark meets dark And calls it light. Master says, "Come home." For the first time— No. I'm gonna fight, fight, fight Till the music stops, Till the little silver key Finally drops. You can call my name, You can pull my strings, But you don't get to tell me What kind of monster I should be. Let it tick, tick, tick— I'm not afraid of the clock. I'll find my light When the music stops. She hits hard, I hit back. Same two horns, Same old cracks. She's got every ugly memory, Every chain he fastened onto me. Then I see it— In her eyes. She's not him. She's just survived. So I drop my fists. She drops hers. For one second Neither hurts. Master screams, "Finish it!" I look at her. "No. We're finished with you." Tick. Tick. Tick. You made us. You don't own us. Tick. Tick- I was never all shadow. I was never all light. I'm every wrong turn That brought me here tonight. Keep your chains. Keep your crown. Keep the debt You wrote me down. You wanted your monster? She's mine now. I fought, fought, fought Till the music stopped, And the little silver key Finally dropped. You can call my name— I won't answer again. I'm not your little monster. I'm not your Boogie Man. Let the whole thing burn out, Let the carnival go dark. I didn't need you To give me back my heart. No more tick, tick, tick. No more watching the clock. I found my light When the music stopped. There she is With my face. I take her hand. We walk away.
