Demons

(Yeah...)

Used to think demons had horns and flames,

Now I see 'em wearin' my name.

Ain't no shadows in my room tonight-

Just me and the pain I tried to hide.

Used to pray they'd leave when I fell asleep,

But they learned my heartbeat - it's theirs to keep.

They talk in my head when the world gets still,

Feeding me lies I start to feel real.

I smile in the mirror but it cracks back,

'Cause I know damn well what's starin' back.

Every scar I've earned, every sin I've tried,

Built a home for the things I've denied.

And I've tried to drown 'em, tried to run,

But you can't escape what you've become.

I'm my own worst enemy in disguise,

These demons don't fade - they memorize.

They don't knock, they just move in,

Livin' rent-free under my skin.

And every prayer I say out loud,

Just echoes back through a darker cloud.

I thought time would kill the pain inside,

But demons don't die, they just hide.

They wear my guilt, they speak my voice,

Turn my silence into noise.

I thought I'd grow, I thought I'd heal,

But demons don't die - they just learn to kneel.

They say "forgive yourself," but how do I,

When the same old ghosts still multiply?

Every regret's another chain,

Every memory whispers my name.

I've bled in battles nobody's seen,

Fought with myself in my own routine.

Fake smiles, deep cuts, play it cool,

But the devil loves to call me a fool.

They told me faith would bring me peace,

But I ain't prayed since I lost belief.

Now it's just me and my thoughts at war,

And I can't tell what I'm fighting for.

They don't sleep, they don't fade out,

They feed on fear, they live through doubt.

And every "I'm fine" that I let slip,

Is just a noose with a tighter grip.

I thought time would kill the pain inside,

But demons don't die, they just hide.

They wear my guilt, they speak my voice,

Turn my silence into noise.

I thought I'd grow, I thought I'd heal,

But demons don't die - they just learn to kneel.

They know my secrets, they know my sins,

They were born the day my hurt began.

You can't cast out what's part of your soul,

You just learn to carry what you can't control.

So I pour another glass, light another smoke,

Lie to myself like it's just a joke.

But deep down I know the truth too well-

The hardest prison's the one you build yourself.

I thought time would save the child in me,

But demons don't die - they just breathe.

They turn my peace into a fight,

They dance with me in the dead of night.

And maybe one day I'll break their chain,

But for now, they whisper my name...

(Yeah...)

They said monsters hide under the bed,

But mine live behind my eyes instead.

And if I ever learn to make 'em bleed,

It'll be the day I'm finally free.

'Cause demons don't die...

But neither do I.