[Intro – Spoken, soft piano, static hum] “I wake up to an alarm I didn’t set… To bills I can’t pay… To voices I can’t quiet… And a version of myself I don’t even recognize anymore.” ⸻ [Verse 1 – Clean Vocals, restrained guitar] I punch the clock, I fake the smile, Wear the mask and walk the mile. My kid’s screaming through the door, My boss just said, “Do more.” The fridge is empty, I’m on E, But still they say, “Be a man. Be steady.” How can I carry what I can’t even feel, When every day just breaks the seal? ⸻ [Pre-Chorus – Spoken, tightening tempo] “You want me quiet. You want me calm. You want me to bleed silently.” ⸻ [Chorus – Heavy, Screamed Vocals with clean echo layers] The monster within—he’s clawing free! Built by your silence, your debt, your decree! I begged for peace, you gave me war— Now I’m the scream behind the locked door! You made this beast with every lie, Now watch your halo crucify. The monster within’s got nothing to lose— He’s tired of playing by your rules. ⸻ [Verse 2 – Clean vocals slowly cracking] My voicemail’s full, the rent is due, You left a list of things to do. News blares death, gas is high, Tell me again how real men don’t cry. I’m not okay—but I pretend. I hold it in and break again. ⸻ [Bridge – Spoken and Screamed Interchange] “You laughed when I bent… You called me weak when I broke… But I’m not breaking anymore— I’m becoming.” [Screamed, unhinged] I’m not your toy, not your slave! Not your robot digging my grave! I’m the backlash, the final straw! The shatter that breaks every law! ⸻ [Breakdown – Violent instrumentals, Screamed Overlaps] Tick… Tick… Boom. The mask slips, the knuckles tighten. A growl becomes a war cry. This is not a meltdown— This is a reckoning. ⸻ [Final Chorus – Full dynamic range, all vocal styles layered] The monster within—he’s standing tall! Built from your whispers and every fall. You called me broken, called me insane— Now I’m the fire inside the flame! No more silence, no more shame! This is your storm, and I’m the rain. The monster within—he’s born from pain… And he’ll never wear your chains again. ⸻ [Outro – Quiet spoken word, fading heartbeat, broken piano notes] “You made me hold it in so long… Now you’ll hear me forever.”

The Monster Within