guilty staring back at you

You needed a villain to carry the blame,

So you painted a monster and gave it my name.

A phantom of paper, a shadow of lies,

A story you built just to hide your own eyes.

You threw me to the wolves in the dead of the night,

Expecting a victim who’d give up the fight.

But the pressure you applied to keep me in the ground,

Just woke up a silence that’s making a sound.

(Chorus)

Now I’m the ghost walking right off your page,

You rattled the lock and you opened the cage.

I became what you built, but not what it seems,

I’m the monster waking you up in your dreams.

Feel the chill in your veins when the lights finally fade,

I’m the cold, hard consequence of the bed you made.

Tried to buried it deep, but the chain didn’t break,

Now I’m the nightmare of your mistake.

(Verse 2)

You wanted a creature to cower and run,

But I stand in the fire and stare at the sun.

I’m the weight on your chest when you’re completely alone,

The harvest of everything that you have sown.

You forced my hand, made me open the door,

I’m the high-octane soul that you can’t ignore.

I never wanted to show you what was sleeping inside,

But you stripped away every place left to hide.

(Chorus)

Now I’m the ghost walking right off your page,

You rattled the lock and you opened the cage.

I became what you built, but not what it seems,

I’m the monster waking you up in your dreams.

Feel the chill in your veins when the lights finally fade,

I’m the cold, hard consequence of the bed you made.

You buried it deep, but the chain didn’t break,

Now I’m the nightmare of your mistake.

(Bridge)

This isn’t revenge, it’s just gravity’s pull,

When the ledger of lies is finally full.

You weaponized me to settle the score,

But the man that you knew isn't here anymore.

I’m the shadow you cast, but I’m operating in light,

And I’m taking back everything stolen in the night.

(Outro)

So look in the mirror and see what you drew.

The monster isn't me... it's guilty staring back at you..

Feel that chill in the dark.

I’m just the reflection. The unbroken line.

The truth is awake.

(Male)