[Intro]
[low vocal register]
You wanted angels
You got fangs
You built a heaven
Then handed me the flames
[Verse 1]
I’m the claw in your calm
The crack in your faith
Signed my name in the dust
On the mask that you made
You stitched me from your secrets
Fed me all your blame
Now you pray I stay sleeping
While you chant my name
[Pre-Chorus]
Every lie you told
Was a brick in my throne
Every rule you broke
Left my halo in smoke
[Chorus]
I’m the true villain in your story
The demon you fear
The nightmare your head repeats
When nobody’s near
You wrote me in black and red
Then lost control of the pen
I’m the true villain in your story
Say my name again
[Verse 2]
You crowned me in your curses
Said I’d never be free
But the chains on my wrists
Spell your history
I’m the cut in your canvas
The mold on your dreams
The echo in the church
That laughs between screams
[Pre-Chorus]
Every choice you hide
Is the scar on my skin
Every door you lock
Is the one I kick in
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[whispered vocals]
I am every shadow
You pretended wasn’t there
Every broken little promise
Growing teeth, growing hair
[growled vocals]
So when you point your finger
Better look real close
That reflection in my eyes
Is the ghost you chose
[crescendo]
[Chorus]