[Verse 1]
I wear a mask of perfection
Hairline fracture down my grin
Every compliment
Cuts deeper in my skin
It’s cracking
We lose our interconnection
You talk to the paint
Not the person inside
You touch the shine
Not the tension
Can you feel the fault lines
[Pre-Chorus]
There is a monster in me
Pacing in a small glass cage
Breath on the mirror
Spelling out my rage
[Chorus]
It’s trying to break free
Hands on the glass
That’s me
Why won’t someone help me
Before I shatter everything
I’m begging on my knees
I think you could be the key
Turn me
Turn me
Set the monster free
[Verse 2]
Perfect teeth in every photo
Dead eyes cropped just out of frame
I laugh on command
While I choke on my own name
You say
“You’re doing amazing”
I hear
“Hide it deeper this time”
Every “I’m proud of you”
Is another coat of primer on the lie
[Pre-Chorus]
There is a monster in me
Nails on the walls of my ribs
Counting down the beats
To when the surface splits
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals]
If I let it out
Will you stay
If I show the fangs
Will you run away
[low vocal register]
Every saint has sharp teeth
Every halo hides heat
If I bleed in your hands
Will you still hold me
[crescendo]
[Chorus]