Intro You keep lookin’ for monsters… in the dark… in the corners… (Pause) What if the thing you fear… ain’t out there …it’s under your skin? Verse 1 I live in the cracks where your thoughts start bleedin’, Every doubt you got? Yeah, I’m the reason, You say you fight it, but you keep on feedin’, Every little fear gives me somethin’ to breathe in. I don’t knock, I don’t wait, I enter your mind, Through the back of your thoughts where the truth you hide, You call it “stress”, you say “I’m just tired” Nah… that’s me sittin’ there, watchin’ you lie. Verse 2 Whispers in the dark? That ain’t paranoia, That’s me gettin’ louder every time I annoy ya, You try to drown me out with noise and distraction, But I’m in every choice, every wrong reaction. You built me up every time you broke down, Every fake smile, every forced-ass crown, Now you look in the mirror like “who’s that now?” I smile back like: “You figured it out.” Pre-Chorus You call it fate, you call it sin, But you don’t know where I begin, No hell below, no sky above Just everything you’re scared to love. Chorus You got a fiend in me Yeah, your darkest piece in me No way to set you free You built this beast in me You got a fiend in me No saint, no enemy No chains, no destiny Just who you choose to be Verse 3 I’m every “what if” that you never faced, Every memory that you tried to erase, Every time you said “I’m fine” to save face I was right there, smilin’ in place. You think control is somethin’ you own? But I’m the voice when you’re all alone, When the lights go out and the mask is gone Guess who’s left when the crowd moves on? Verse 4 You made me, shaped me, pain rearranged me, Every bad decision slowly engraved me, Now you wanna act like you can escape me? Funny… you the one that created me. No priest, no god, no therapy session Gonna cut this bond or break this connection, You are me, no misdirection I’m your truth without protection. Bridge You prayed for light… You begged for grace… (Pause) But I was there… in every choice you made. Not your demon… Not your curse… I am you at your worst. Final Chorus You got a fiend in me I’m your identity No way to disagree You’re finally seein’ me You got a fiend in me No heaven left to be No hell to disagree (Pause) …you’re finally free. Outro You wanted out… (Pause) This is what “out” looks like.
