Creature in the mirror

[Verse 1]
I see him in the glass again
Same eyes, same blood, same bitter grin
Whispers crawling through my skin
He’s not out there — he lives within

[Pre-Chorus]
Tried to drown him in the noise
But he speaks with my own voice

[Chorus]
There’s a devil in I, and he knows my name
Feeding on the fire, dancing in the flame
Tear me down just to feel alive
There’s a devil in I — I can’t survive

[Verse 2]
I wear the mask but it’s paper thin
Smiles crack, and the dark gets in
I pray for peace I’ll never find
'Cause I keep him chained inside my mind

[Pre-Chorus]
He’s the scream behind my smile
Been hiding him for too damn long a while

[Chorus]
There’s a devil in I, and he knows my face
Crawling through the cracks I can't erase
Tear me down just to stay alive
There’s a devil in I — and he won’t die

[Bridge – Spoken/Low Growl]
You fed him too...
You loved the pain...
You gave him space...
Now we’re the same.

[Breakdown – Screamed]
Rip my soul into two
One for me, one for you
We are one, we are sin
Let the reckoning begin!

[Final Chorus – Layered Vocals, Intense Emotion]
There’s a devil in I, and he wears my skin
Smiling wide as I cave within
No more lies, no alibi
There’s a devil in I...
And I let him in.

[Outro – Fading with reverb, whispered]
There’s a devil...
Devil in I...

Alternative metal, metal, male vocals, nu metal, hardcore