Monster Before You

[Intro] [Male] Blood on my hands Names on my list Smile in the mugshot Fangs in the kiss [Verse 1] [Male] Used to wake up with a war in my chest Sharp jaw, cold eyes, sleep in a vest Whole block knew I was bad for their breath Treated every quiet little look like a threat Ashtray heart Pocket full of plans Said I’d die young Countin’ rubber bands Never saw faces Just targets, totals All I loved Fit inside my holster [Pre-Chorus] [Female] You were draggin’ that chain through the hall Every mirror on the wall showed a brawl Then I stepped in, you froze mid-swing Heard your rage hit the floor like a ring (drop) [Chorus] [Both] I was a monster before you and I Teeth out, blacked out, dead in my eyes Now when I rage, yeah, you stand in the fire Turn all my damage into live wire [Male] I was a monster, claws in the sky [Female] You saw the boy that was buried inside [Both] Now when they run and they’re prayin’ for life We walk together, and we walk by [Verse 2] [Female] You were all sharp edges, I was all schemes Pulled your file, saw the fear in between Government ink say “high risk, obscene” But your hands shook quiet when you thought unseen I been cold too Heart like concrete Girl from the cases Ghost in the backseat But you flinched when a kid dropped their toy That’s the crack where I slipped past the noise [Pre-Chorus] [Male] You said, “Stand still, let me see your scars” I said, “Count bodies, I’ll count bars” You laughed like you knew my crimes by name Said, “You’re not your worst day, you’re the one who stayed” [Chorus] [Both] I was a monster before you and I Teeth out, blacked out, dead in my eyes Now when I rage, yeah, you stand in the fire Turn all my damage into live wire [Female] I was a shadow, knife in the night [Male] You pulled me close, said we’re changin’ the type [Both] Now when they hiss that we’re wrong by design We wear that curse like a battle sign [Bridge] [Male] Yeah, I still got demons on speed dial (on call) Still taste gunpowder when I force a smile But you hold my wrist when it starts to twitch Say, “Aim that fury at the ones who switch” [Female] We ain’t saints, we ain’t clean, we ain’t pure But together every scar feels sure They made us beasts, now we hunt their lies Two red eyes, but we share one mind [Breakdown] [Both] Monster, monster Say it with your chest (hey!) Monster, monster Still you call me “blessed” [Chorus] [Both] I was a monster before you and I Teeth out, blacked out, dead in my eyes Now when I rage, yeah, you stand in the fire Turn all my damage into live wire [Male] I was a monster, born to divide [Female] You crossed the line, now it’s you and I [Both] World wanna paint us in one dark shade We write our names in the mess we made [Outro] [Female] If I’m a monster I’m your monster now [Male] If I’m a monster You taught it how to bow [Both] Two grown nightmares Breathin’ like one vow