poem/lyrics possibly I started this one with this quote in mind "we stopped checking for monsters under our beds when we realized they were inside of us" and i just went with it I stopped checking for monsters Well after the age of three When my mother yelled at me and said They were only make believe But still I lay awake at night Trying to break free From all the monsters I realized are inside me It took so long to recognize And a lifetime to admit The true monsters are the parts of me I wish did not exist Every time they break loose I separate myself My only saving grace is becoming someone else Every time it happens It’s exactly the same Its like there's a switch Inside my brain And it’s the only thing standing between me and everyone else Protecting them from the evil parts That haunt myself And until it gets flicked Im in agonizing pain throb throb flick flick and it all becomes a blur until my conscious is regained I wake up covered in blood tears and shame not knowing why left with the bitter taste of agony from all the people I made cry watching through their empty eyes as all emotions and feelings die as fear is replaced with relief only the living are filled with grief
