[Verse 1]
Sky turns black over Queensbridge
Something’s crawling where the concrete splits
I feel the burn beneath my skin again
Every heartbeat hums a foreign rhythm
I swing fast but I can’t outrun the call
Whispers screaming that I’m nothing at all
He sees my fear and he feeds on the doubt
Says “you’re nothing good without me now”
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not just me inside this head anymore
Two voices fighting on a burning shore
I try to hold on but the grip gets weak
Every breath I take is a word I speak — his
[Chorus]
Black against red, heaven meets hell
I know myself but I don’t know myself
He tears my world right out at the seams
I fight the war but I’m both teams
Venom in my veins, shadow on my soul
I won’t let him take control
But he’s me… and I can’t let go
[Verse 2]
He laughs loud when my hands start shaking
Says “they’ll all leave you — I’m the only one aching”
He knows my failures, he knows my mistakes
Turns every kindness into glass that breaks
I saved the city a thousand times before
Now I’m the monster banging at the door
They cheer for him when he tears the street apart
But he’s just the shadow inside my heart
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not just me inside this head anymore
Two voices fighting on a burning shore
I try to hold on but the grip gets weak
Every breath I take is a word I speak — his
[Chorus]
Black against red, heaven meets hell
I know myself but I don’t know myself
He tears my world right out at the seams
I fight the war but I’m both teams
Venom in my veins, shadow on my soul
I won’t let him take control
But he’s me… and I can’t let go
[Bridge]
(slower, heavier, distorted bass kicks in)
“Let me out” — he screams in my bones
“Let them see what you’ve always known”
I’m not the hero they think I am
I’m the cage and I’m the damned
You can’t destroy what is part of you
Can’t kill the dark when the dark is true
I rip him off but he leaves a scar
Right where my heart always was… always was
[Breakdown]
(sharp stabs of synth, vocals rising in intensity)
GET OUT!
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
THIS IS MY LIFE!
— Or is it mine instead?
STRONGER! FASTER!
I’M LOSING THE GRIP!
HE’S NOT JUST A MONSTER —
HE’S THE PART I CAN’T FLIP!
[Chorus]
Black against red, heaven meets hell
I know myself but I don’t know myself
He tears my world right out at the seams
I fight the war but I’m both teams
Venom in my veins, shadow on my soul
I won’t let him take control
But he’s me… and I can’t let go
[Outro]
(fading, low and gritty)
Symbiote, spider, tangled in one
Battle’s done but the war’s not won
I walk away but he’s still inside
Every quiet moment… every night
“See you soon, Peter.”
…I know you will.