[Verse 1]
Used to pray you’d stay asleep
Shadows crawling up the wall
Every nightmare had your face
I would never say your name at all
Kept a night light by the door
Heart racing at the smallest sound
Thought you came to pull me under
Thought you came to drag me down
[Chorus]
But my demons held me
When there was nobody there (yeah)
Sat in the dark with me
Didn’t flinch
Didn’t stare
I turned my fear into love
Found a home in the hurt I knew
My demons are my best friends
They tell the reverse truth
[Verse 2]
You showed up when phones went quiet
Stayed close when the room went cold
Every bruise I tried to hide
You were there to watch me hold
Taught me how to bare my teeth
How to stand when I would run (run)
If the world comes with a cross
You’re the ones who bring the sun
[Chorus]
Yeah my demons held me
When there was nobody there (oh)
Sat in the dark with me
Didn’t flinch
Didn’t care
I turned my fear into love
Learned the lies that they call “proof”
My demons are my best friends
They tell the reverse truth
[Bridge]
Guard dogs made of every scar
Halo made of every sin
If they try to break my heart
You growl and drag me back in (back in)
[Chorus]
’Cause my demons hold me
When there is nobody there
Sit in the dark with me
Match my broken little prayers
I turned my fear into love
Now I wear it like a bruise
My demons are my best friends
My beautiful reverse truth