[Verse 1 – Whispered, spoken]
There’s a voice in my chest with broken teeth
It sleeps all day beneath my grief
And I feed it silence, chain its name
But it still remembers how to play the game
It paces slow when the world’s too loud
Keeps its claws tucked in — head down, proud
But the cracks appear when no one’s near
And that’s when I start to disappear
[Pre-Chorus – Half-sung, building tension]
I smile for the crowd
But it howls when I’m alone
There’s a war behind my eyes
That I’ve never really shown
[Chorus – Explosive, melodic rock]
When the demon slips out
It don’t need a reason
It don’t wait for doubt
It just bleeds through the season
And I scream, and I shake
But it’s me that it breaks
Yeah, the demon’s inside
But it looks like my face
[Verse 2 – Spoken/Rap, cold and sharp]
I wear skin like armor, truth like shame
A thousand masks, but all the same
And every laugh I fake
Is just a quake beneath the calm
A quiet war zone dressed in psalm
They say “be strong” — I say “I am”
But they never ask what that strength demands
How many nights I lock the door
While it’s clawing up from the basement floor
[Bridge – Melodic, eerie, almost a whisper]
Can you love me with the lights off?
Can you hold me when I’m cracked?
If I show you what I’m hiding…
Will you ever give it back?
[Final Chorus – Bigger, darker]
When the demon slips out
And I can’t stop the bleeding
Don’t ask what it’s about
It’s just the part of me still needing
To scream, to shake
To burn, to break
It’s me…
It’s just me
When the demon slips out