Verse 1:
Yeah…
There’s a motherfucker living in the back of my brain,
Every time I get ahead, he starts rattling chains.
Says, “You ain’t shit, bitch, you’re about to fall,”
Got me checking every shadow, every crack in the wall.
He’s whispering lies like they’re holy truth,
Turning little sparks into a burning-ass fuse.
Makes my heartbeat race like I’m running from death,
Then laughs while he’s stealing every goddamn breath.
Got his claws in my chest, got his teeth in my pride,
Smiles every damn time that I try to hide.
He don’t sleep, don’t quit, don’t ever let go,
He’s the devil in the mirror only I seem to know.
Pre-Chorus:
I swing at the dark, but he never bleeds,
The more that I fight, the more that he feeds.
Chorus:
There’s a monster under my skin, screaming, “Let me the fuck in!”
Every damn night it’s a war I can’t win.
He says, “You’re gonna break,” I say, “Bitch, not today!”
Even when I’m crawling, I still find a fucking way.
You can haunt my mind, you can poison my soul,
But you’ll never be the motherfucker taking control.
Verse 2:
He knows all my secrets, every scar that I hide,
Uses every weakness like a knife to my side.
Turns silence to sirens, peace into pain,
Makes sunshine feel like another hurricane.
He says, “Everybody’s judging every move that you make.”
Got me second-guessing every breath that I take.
But I’m sick of this shit, sick of living in fear,
So I’m dragging his ass right into the light here.
He can scratch and bite, he can scream and growl,
But I’ll keep standing up every single round.
’Cause monsters get smaller when you look ‘em in the face,
And this one ain’t taking my motherfucking place.
Final Chorus:
There’s a monster under my skin, screaming, “Let me the fuck in!”
Every damn night it’s a war I can’t win.
He says, “You’re gonna break,” I say, “Bitch, not today!”
Even when I’m crawling, I still find a fucking way.
You can haunt my mind, you can poison my soul,
But you’ll never be the motherfucker taking control.
Outro:
You’re still there… I know.
But now you know something too.
I’m done running from you.
