Monster

Why are you whispering Say it with your chest Don’t be tongue-in-cheek Say just what you mean Echoes of fables Spill into the sky It’s only real in your head I’m your monster by design We are the wreckage Sinking under the waves. Never to sail again If you’d have your way (If you’d have your way) Skim the shoreline for debris Let the floating bodies Drift into the sea Grab a torch Build a pyre Lay me down Start a fire Burn an effigy Cut me down write terrors about me Drag me through the streets Paint a fiction that completely surrounds me Dress me up as the monster that you are I can conquer the legend I’ve come this far Pay attention It may happen to you Pay attention Pay attention Pay attention If you want to I can show you how How to tear it up If you want to I can show you how How to tear it all to pieces Ain’t it funny When people walk away They show their face I think it’s funny When they turn their backs on you They show you their face Burn an effigy Cut me down write terrors about me Drag me through the streets Paint a fiction that completely surrounds me Dress me up as the monster that you are I can conquer the legend I’ve come this far Everyone’s got an answer To a question I never asked They’re all living a lie Hiding behind a mask They straighten crooked pictures Cover stains with rugs Neglect the needs of others But always fill their cup They’re boarding up their closets Checking under their beds But the monster is living It’s living inside their heads What if I’m not what you’ve Made me out to be Would it make a difference If I made you see They’ve poisoned your perception They’ve destroyed your trust No matter what I say It’ll never be enough If you want to I can show you how How to pick it up If you want to I can show you how How to pick up all the pieces