[Verse 1] I broke the locks on a dead-end lab Name tag hanging from a body bag Tried to be the girl who saves them all Felt my pulse start to stall You found me there in the failing light Black-out teeth and a halo of eyes Said live and I let you in Now I don’t know where I end (we are stronger / we are hunger) [Pre-Chorus] For a second I was limitless I could lift the world with my bare hands Now I’m watching through a shattered lens While you do the things I can’t [Chorus] There’s a monster in me and it’s wearing my skin Every time you take control I’m locked in it again You can have the claws, you can have the teeth You can take the power — you won’t take me They don’t hear me screaming underneath Every life you crush is killing me You can burn my body down to the bone But you’ll never make this monster my home [Verse 2] Sirens singing like a judgment day Blood on the hands I couldn’t pull away Every rescue turned to a crime scene Every headline says it’s me You call it mercy, you call it fate Say we’re finally strong enough to dominate But I was trying to set them free Now they’re running away from me (we are finally / we are endless) [Pre-Chorus] I can feel you in my ribcage Heartbeat never in time You’re the echo in my own voice You’re the shadow in my mind [Chorus] There’s a monster in me and it’s wearing my skin Every time you take control I’m locked in it again You can have the fury, you can have the fight But you’ll never be the one they see in my eyes They don’t hear me begging you to stop Every falling body never drops Far enough to bury what you’ve done I am still the daughter, still the one [Bridge – music drops] You saved my life — now give it back Give me the hands you hijacked I was more than just a host I was someone they loved the most (soft / Ruin underneath) we are one / we are the same NO — I am not your name [Final Chorus – explosive] There’s a monster in me but it doesn’t own my soul Every time you rise I’m fighting for control You can break my bones, you can take the night But I’ll be the voice that survives the fight When the world looks up and calls me the end I will claw my way back out of your grip You can have the power, you can have the scream But you will never be the monster in me [Outro] Lab glass / wolf eyes / my reflection split in two If I’m still in here I am coming through

MONSTER IN ME