The Monster in Me

There's a shadow that walks when I sleep on my feet
It hums in the wires and hides in the heat
Don't ask where I've been, don't dig too deep
I buried the cage, but the monster's not weak
Wore a face that I didn't fake
Broke things I can't remake
I own every choice I made—
Some truths just don't translate
Built peace on a broken frame
Held fire but dropped the flame
Now I laugh, but not the same
Still flinch at the sound of my name
I walk with my hands in light
But dream in a darker night
They say
time can make it fade
But the past still sharpens the blade,
the blade,
But the past still sharpens the blade,
the blade
There's a shadow that walks when I sleep on my feet
It hums in the wires and hides in the heat
Don't ask where I've been, don't dig too deep
I buried the cage, but the monster's not weak
Hung my rage on a rusted nail
Changed paths but I left no trail
Smile now with a softer tale
But there's thunder beneath the veil
Taught my hands to fix, not fight
But they twitch when the wind's not right
Hold still in the hallway light
But I still check locks every night
Old echoes under the floorboards hum
I fake rest when the shadows come
Dressed in peace but stitched in grime
Still blend in the checkout line
Still blend in the checkout line
There's a shadow that walks when I sleep on my feet
It hums in the wires and hides in the heat
Don't ask where I've been, don't dig too deep
I buried the cage, but the monster's not weak
There's a shadow that walks when I sleep on my feet…
I don't speak its name…
But it still breathes…