[Intro] [overdriven electric guitar riff, driving drums, bass enters] [Verse 1] [clean electric guitar arpeggios] Just take the time to listen close to every word I say Don't let it slip through the cracks where knowledge fades away Listen up because this ain't case by case It's something real that everyone can take a piece away And carry with them day to day [Chorus] [full band, distorted power chords] Past monsters come and haunt me every single day I fight so hard to keep them locked at bay There's so much pain that tries to tear my spirit away But the quiet power I keep deep inside pushes me through each and every day [Verse 2] [palm-muted electric guitar] I lived but didn't truly live a life that was too hard to play It destroyed me, ripped my world apart and took everything away Yet it's something every person can feel in their own private way [vocal harmony enters] So it's not a wound that no one can really relate to or understand [Chorus] Past monsters come and haunt me every single day I fight so hard to keep them locked at bay There's so much pain that tries to tear my spirit away But the quiet power I keep deep inside pushes me through each and every day [Bridge] [drums drop to half-time feel, clean guitar] All I want to do is share just how far I fell But I never gave up, I climbed right out of my personal hell I've been beaten, I've been broken, I've been killed inside by things that shouldn't be spoken Still I'm alive because of the fire I keep inside Even when I stood right there on the ledge it was that same power that kept me alive [Chorus] [full band, high energy] Past monsters come and haunt me every single day I fight so hard to keep them locked at bay There's so much pain that tries to tear my spirit away But the quiet power I keep deep inside pushes me through each and every day [Outro] [bass and drums continue, guitar riffing] The point of my story, I guess I could say Is that the hells we battle are lived through every single day It's not something you fight alone deep down inside It's something so many struggle with and it decides if they live or die Past monsters come and haunt me every single day I fight so hard to keep them locked at bay There's so much pain that tries to tear my spirit away But the quiet power I keep deep inside pushes me through each and every day [guitar feedback swell] But the past is the past, don't let it haunt you today You're alive for your reasons and it's your job to push that monster away Push that monster away I can't pass you any shame and I can't promise it'll be okay But I can stand here as living proof that the battle can be won and the war kept at bay Past monsters come and haunt me every single day I fight so hard to keep them locked at bay There's so much pain that tries to tear my spirit away But the quiet power I keep deep inside pushes me through each and every day [final drum hit]
