[INTRO - LOW WHISPER] I used to pray for the darkness to leave… Funny. The longer I fought it, the stronger it became. Maybe I wasn’t possessed. Maybe I was being built. [VERSE 1 - LOW, CONTROLLED] Years in the mirror, couldn’t stand what I saw Kept asking God why I was made this flawed Every fucking weakness became another scar Every time I fell, something grew in the dark I was tired of being useless Tired of losing every battle Tired of dragging dead weight With these chains around my ankles I kept trying to kill the monster But the monster learned my name Every time I buried pieces of myself They came back with a little more hate I felt it underneath me Like a heartbeat in the floor Something knocking from the inside Saying, “You can’t take this anymore” [PRE-HOOK - BUILDING] So I opened up the door Let the darkness see my face I said, “If you’re gonna live inside me Then get the fuck out of my way.” [HOOK - DARK / MELODIC WITH SHOUTS] CAST IT OUT CAST IT OUTTA ME I’ve been carrying this weight Like it’s all I’ll ever be GET OUT GET OUTTA ME I’m tired of being fucking useless I’m becoming what I need The darker that I became The stronger I could breathe I tried to kill the demon… But the demon looked like me. [VERSE 2 - HARDER, MEANER RAP] Now I don’t flinch when the shadows move Don’t need holy water for the shit I do I know every voice that lives in my skull Know every little lie that it used to pull You wanted weakness? I fed you years of it You wanted fear? I built a fucking career from it Now look at me I’m everything you couldn’t make Every scar became a weapon Every loss became a blade I don’t need saving I need something that survives I spent too many years Watching pieces of me die The man I used to be Would’ve begged me to forgive But that man was fucking useless And I’m tired of letting him live [PRE-HOOK - QUIET, THREATENING] I hear the voice again… “You call me evil.” No. “You call me darkness.” No. “You call me demon…” I call you everything I became when I stopped being afraid. [HOOK - HEAVIER] CAST IT OUT CAST IT OUTTA ME I’ve been carrying this weight Like it’s all I’ll ever be GET OUT GET OUTTA ME I’m tired of being fucking useless I’m becoming what I need The darker that I became The stronger I could breathe I tried to kill the demon… But the demon looked like me. [BRIDGE - WHISPER / ATMOSPHERIC] Holy water on the floor Broken glass beneath my feet Bible open on the table But the words don’t comfort me I put the cross against my chest And feel something push it back For the first time in my life… I don’t feel weak. [DEMON - DISTORTED LOW VOICE] You don’t want me gone. You want me free. [MAN - WHISPER] Then why are you still here? [DEMON] Because you needed me. [BREAKDOWN - BUILDING] I NEEDED YOU WHEN I COULDN’T STAND I NEEDED YOU WHEN I HAD NO PLAN I NEEDED YOU WHEN I WAS TOO WEAK BUT NOW I’M STRONG ENOUGH TO FUCKING LOOK YOU IN THE TEETH! [SCREAM] CAST. THE. FUCKING. DEMON. OUT! [DROP] GET OUT OF ME! [VERSE 3 - FAST, RUTHLESS] Now the room is shaking And the candles start to bend Something wearing my reflection Standing where I used to stand He says, “You think you’re different?” I say, “Look what I became.” He says, “You think you killed me?” I say, “I gave you a name.” You were every fucking failure Every weakness I concealed Every time I said I’m fine When I knew I wasn’t healed You grew underneath the silence While I begged myself to change Now the thing I called a demon Is the reason I’m still standing in this place So maybe you’re not leaving Maybe I was never meant to cast you out Maybe this entire fucking exorcism Was just me figuring myself out. [FINAL HOOK - HUGE, BUT CONTROLLED] CAST IT OUT CAST IT OUTTA ME I DON’T NEED THE OLD ME BURY WHAT I USED TO BE GET OUT GET OUTTA ME IF YOU’RE THE DARKNESS IN MY BLOOD THEN LET THE DARKNESS SET ME FREE I BECAME THE THING I FEARED AND NOW I FINALLY SEE… I WAS NEVER THE EXORCIST. THE DEMON WAS ME. [OUTRO - ALMOST SILENT] … The room goes quiet. The candles stop shaking. I look into the mirror. Nothing. No demon. No shadow. Just me. [DEMON - VERY FAINT WHISPER] “Finally.” [END]
