(Verse 1)
Sunlight used to feel like grace, a cleansing on my face
Now it burns a hollow space, where something else takes place
I see the edges fraying thin, the smile that used to win
Replaced by a twisted grimace, the monster creeping in
I used to fight the darkness down, with all the strength I'd found
But now I taste its bitter tang, and hear its hollow sound.
(Chorus)
And I’m slipping, falling, breaking free
From the person I was meant to be
These shadows rise, they twist and turn
I’m becoming what I used to spurn
The mirror cracks, the face I see
Is not the me I’m meant to be
I’m becoming my worst design
The monsters I left behind are mine.
(Verse 2)
The whispers start so gentle, slow, a seed they planted low
Of doubt and anger, sharp and cold, a story to be told
Of why I’m justified to hate, to seal a cruel fate
The kindness I once held so dear, it now feels like dead weight
I see the world through poisoned eyes, the truth becomes a lie
And in my heart a chilling frost, begins to multiply.
(Chorus)
And I’m slipping, falling, breaking free
From the person I was meant to be
These shadows rise, they twist and turn
I’m becoming what I used to spurn
The mirror cracks, the face I see
Is not the me I’m meant to be
I’m becoming my worst design
The monsters I left behind are mine.
(Bridge)
Is this the fate I was bound to find?
A prisoner of my own twisted mind?
The lines blur, I can’t discern
Where I begin, and where they turn
The beast is hungry, the beast is strong
Have I been this way all along?
(Chorus)
And I’m slipping, falling, breaking free
From the person I was meant to be
These shadows rise, they twist and turn
I’m becoming what I used to spurn
The mirror cracks, the face I see
Is not the me I’m meant to be
I’m becoming my worst design
The monsters I left behind are mine.
(Outro)
The monsters are mine, they're rising from within
Is there a chance to escape, or will they always win?
No, I can't be.
The monsters are me.
I’m them.
And they’re me.
