Jekyll and Hyde

[Verse 1]
Hold out my hands
Bandage their wounds
Smile like I planned
Though I’m split in two
Saint on the surface
Grinding my teeth
Every small kindness
Wakes up the beast
[Chorus]
Jekyll and Hyde
I walk the line
Darkness or light
Blessing or pain
Saving the world while I’m losing my mind
Holding the cage on the animal’s chains
I’m spending my days trying to do what’s right
But I’m always fighting off the beast inside
[Verse 2]
Pray for their healing
Bite back my rage
One side is mercy
One side a cage
They call me “helper”
They never see
All of the claw marks
Under my sleeves
[Chorus]
Jekyll and Hyde
I walk the line
Darkness or light
Blessing or pain
Saving the world while I’m losing my mind
Holding the cage on the animal’s chains
I’m spending my days trying to do what’s right
But I’m always fighting off the beast inside
[Bridge]
If I let go
Who would I be? (oh)
Hero or horror
Staring back at me
[Chorus]
Jekyll and Hyde
I walk the line
Darkness or light
Blessing or pain
Saving the world while I’m losing my mind
Holding the cage on the animal’s chains
I’m spending my days trying to do what’s right
But I’m always fighting
Always fighting
Always fighting off the beast inside

Moody alt-pop with male vocals, pulsing low synths and atmospheric pads. Intimate, almost whispered verses over sparse percussion; chorus opens with a wider stereo field, distorted guitars swelling under a punchy kick. Subtle backing harmonies on the hook, final chorus adds octave-doubled vocal and rising cymbals for catharsis., light, male vocals