Mother, there's a monster living inside of me
Somehow it got past you and now it wants to run free
It seems to have my face, but it just can't be me
Mother, there's a monster hidden in my dreams
He seeks to do the business of all the evil deeds
I know you raised me better, but he keeps his hold on me
Mother, this monster, it speaks in to my ears
I know you're looking out for me, but these whispers can't be seen
I feel the goodness in me spreading way, way too thin
Mother, you told me he'll never set you free
All through your wretched days he will keep you company
He always comes around and he never truly leaves
Mother, I'm not the monster, it just lives inside of me
Go about the days in perfect harmony and peace
He lets me see the darkness and the pleasures that all I'm free
One day I will show him the one who sets me free
Someday I will show him the one who sets me free