Monster in me

Midnight shadows creep, in the desert of my mind

I see the faces, hear the cries I left behind

Dust settles on my soul, whispers in the wind

The demons of Iraq, where the nightmares begin

They call my name, they know my pain

Tempting the monster, driving me insane

In the silence, they scream so loud

In the darkness, I'm lost, I’m cowed

Demons of the Iraq war, tearing at my soul

Tempting the monster in me, losing all control

Can't run from the shadows, they're a part of me

Haunted by the memories, never breaking free

Blood-stained sand, echoes of the fight

In my dreams, the battles rage every night

Brotherhood in chaos, now it's just a ghost

Living with these scars, the ones that hurt the most

They call my name, they know my pain

Tempting the monster, driving me insane

In the silence, they scream so loud

In the darkness, I'm lost, I’m cowed

Demons of the Iraq war, tearing at my soul

Tempting the monster in me, losing all control

Can't run from the shadows, they're a part of me

Haunted by the memories, never breaking free

I'm fighting with the darkness, trying to find the light

But the ghosts of war are stronger, pulling me into the night

Every step I take, they're dragging me back down

Can't escape the madness, in this war-torn battleground

Demons of the Iraq war, tearing at my soul

Tempting the monster in me, losing all control

Can't run from the shadows, they're a part of me

Haunted by the memories, never breaking free

Midnight shadows fade, but the scars remain

Living with the echoes, of a war-time pain

Demons of Iraq, forever in my head

Tempting the monster, wishing I was dead