Mr. Hyde

Hold out my hands

Bandage their wounds

Smile like I planned

Though I’m split in two

Saint on the surface

Grinding my teeth

Every small kindness

Wakes up the beast

Jekyll and Hyde

I walk the line

Darkness or light

Blessing or pain

Saving the world while I’m losing my mind

Holding the cage on the animal’s chains

I’m spending my days trying to do what’s right

But I’m always fighting off the beast inside

Pray for their healing

Bite back my rage

One side is mercy

One side a cage

They call me “helper”

They never see

All of the claw marks

Under my sleeves

Jekyll and Hyde

I walk the line

Darkness or light

Blessing or pain

Saving the world while I’m losing my mind

Holding the cage on the animal’s chains

I’m spending my days trying to do what’s right

But I’m always fighting off the beast inside

If I let go

Who would I be? (oh)

Hero or horror

Staring back at me

Jekyll and Hyde

I walk the line

Darkness or light

Blessing or pain

Saving the world while I’m losing my mind

Holding the cage on the animal’s chains

I’m spending my days trying to do what’s right

But I’m always fighting

Always fighting

Always fighting off the beast inside