Monster In The Mirror

[Verse 1]
Cracks in the glass, I track every fracture
Fangs like facts, I’m a walking red chapter
I’m the monster in the mirror
Closer I get, the frame gets clearer
Shadow on my shoulder, but he’s got my face
We trade looks like weapons, same eyes, same hate
With me, I carry us both around
Two hearts silent, but one sick sound
[Chorus]
My blood is flowing through me
But it’s borrowed, it’s stolen, it’s guilty
I pray for hunger to die in my chest
But it rises, it rises, it never rests
I don’t wanna be your nightmare, don’t wanna be your killer
I just wanna break this shiver in my veins
My blood is flowing through me
And it keeps spelling out your name (your name)
[Verse 2]
Every pulse I taste writes a line I regret
Every throat I touch is a promise I forget
I map my sins on the backs of my hands
Red fingerprints where a future should stand
I rehearse mercy like a script in my head
But my jaw keeps jumping to the part where you’re dead
I drink quiet, hide the bodies in jokes
Laugh it off, wipe the tears from your throat
[Chorus]
My blood is flowing through me
But it’s borrowed, it’s stolen, it’s guilty
I pray for hunger to die in my chest
But it rises, it rises, it never rests
I don’t wanna be your nightmare, don’t wanna be your killer
I just wanna break this shiver in my veins
My blood is flowing through me
And it keeps spelling out your name (your name)
[Bridge]
I swear I’ll stop (I swear I’ll stop)
I swear each drop (each drop)
But the dark in me takes the pen from me
Signs your life off, won’t let me breathe
We’re chained in this glass, both hands on the frame
You beg for a future, I burn it in flame
I can’t kill the thirst, can’t set you free
So I starve you to save you
But you’re starving in me (hey!)
[Chorus]
My blood is flowing through me
But it’s borrowed, it’s stolen, it’s guilty
I pray for hunger to die in my chest
But it rises, it rises, it never rests
I don’t wanna be your nightmare, don’t wanna be your killer
I just wanna break this shiver in my veins
My blood is flowing through me
And it keeps spelling out your name (your name)

rap, Hybrid of crushing djent guitars and boom-bap-infused trap drums, male vocals switching between rapid-fire rap and screamed hooks; verses stay tight and percussive over palm-muted chugs, chorus explodes with wide power chords and layered gang vocals, eerie choir pads and sub bass underline the confession; final section drops to half-time with dissonant harmonics and whispered ad-libs before a last screamed refrain, metal