Intro
I kept the piece
I bit my tongue
carried blamed for everyone
every room said play it nice
every wound had a price
I wore the mask.
They handed me quiet strength and sympathy, but the truth behind my grin was a war I couldn’t win.
Verse one
I fixed the cracks you left behind
turned your chaos into mine
held the line while you all slept
counted every promise kept
every time the story spread
I just bowed my guilty head
Let you paint me black and wrong
just to keep the moment calm.
Chorus
But if I’m the monster in your head,
then I’ll become the thing you said
no more bending just to please
no more crawling on my knees
you can have the saint
I was dying quietly
because all the weight you placed on me finally set the monster free
Verse two
I built the wall
walls you leaned against,
took the blows without defense
every shout behind closed doors.
Every silence I ignored
You called it strength
to stay composed,
but every year the pressure rose
every favor every scar
left another welded bar
Chorus
But if I’m the monster in your head,
then I’ll become the thing you said
no more begging for your grace
no more smile on my face
you can keep the man I was.
He broke slowly
every lie you threw at me forged the monster you now see.
Bridge
You wanted to calm (you wanted calm)
You wanted quiet (you wanted quiet)
You wanted someone
Who would never fight
But pressure changes everything (everything)
Breakdown
You kept pushing,
I kept holding
you kept blaming.
I kept folding
now the quiet part of me is dead.
Final chorus
If I’m the monster in your head,
then I’ll become the thing you said
no more chains around my name
no more playing your old game
you can curse the man I’ve been
but you helped create the skin.
I’m in every scar you left on me
building the monster you now see
Outro
I tried to be the man I was
now I’m the man that you made me
So let the war take everything
