The Monster They Made You Lyrics

It's better than nothing

The air in your lungs

The power in your bones

Oh, the shade you've become

You've life left and that's more

Than others can say

You scrub at their blood

But it won't wash away

You say it's fine

Truthfully, it's far from it

You pretend like the best

And you won't tell a soul

If nobody knows you

Then no one can harm you

You're capable. You've got it

Under control

So you never speak out

'Cause no one would understand

And you never reach out

'Cause no one could lend a hand

But

I know who you are

Under the mask

You're just a girl

Screaming into the void

Though you've fortified

You're haunted inside

From watching all that you love

Burned and destroyed

It creeps into your dreams

Infecting your bloodstream

The monster they made you

She lurks underneath

Clench your fists and become her

A new brand of thunder

But watch you don't choke the world

With your new teeth

Over and over you run it

Through in your head

Trying to find a way out

That you've ignored until now

There's nowhere to go

Still you're searching alone

The alternative's asking for help

And you just can't do that

After all, someone might

Listen to your cries

What could be worse?

I know the stories you tell yourself

Like you're the only one

And you have to do it alone

Are you so proud you'd

Forsake the world?

Just so you don't have to hear

I know who you are

Under the mask

You're just a girl

Screaming into the void

Though you've fortified

You're haunted inside

From watching all that you love

Burned and destroyed

It creeps into your dreams

Infecting your bloodstream

The monster they made you

She lurks underneath

Clench your fists and become her

A new brand of thunder

But watch you don't choke the world

With your new teeth

The tides, everchanging

They will drag you under

If you step into their pull

If you let down your guard

Given half the chance

They'll tear you asunder

You're not unbreakable

Build up the walls of your heart

If you hope to survive

In this terrible world

Say it over and over again

This is not how it ends

It'll all be for naught

If you crumble, if you give in

I know who you are

Under the mask

You're just a girl

Screaming into the void

Though you've fortified

You're haunted inside

From watching all that you love

Burned and destroyed

It creeps into your dreams

Infecting your bloodstream

The monster they made you

She lurks underneath

Clench your fists and become her

A new brand of thunder

But watch you don't choke the world

With your new teeth