Bunneath the Skin

Verse 1

I woke beneath a field of stone,

A frozen heart, a borrowed soul.

The moon was bleeding through the trees,

And something hungry lived in me.

I heard your voice beyond the gate,

A dying whisper calling my name.

I tried to speak, I tried to stay,

But all my words had turned to rage.

Pre-Chorus

You looked into these crimson eyes,

Searching for the one who died.

I saw your tears, I knew your face,

But I could feel the beast awake.

Chorus

I'm still here beneath the skin,

Fighting what I have become.

You see the love I can't erase,

I see the grave behind your face.

If you still love me, don't look away,

Don't run from the monster you helped me face.

I lost my heart, I lost my name,

But I remember you—

I REMEMBER EVERYTHING.

Verse 2

You opened up the rusted door,

Though you knew what waited there.

Your hands were shaking next to mine,

But you stayed when others disappeared.

I smelled the fear beneath your breath,

I heard the hunger call again.

One more second, one more step,

And I could feel the monster win.

Pre-Chorus

You whispered softly, "Come back home,"

Like home was something still alive.

For just a moment I was human,

For just a moment I survived.

Chorus

I'm still here beneath the skin,

Fighting what I have become.

You see the love I can't erase,

I see the grave behind your face.

If you still love me, don't look away,

Don't run from the monster you helped me face.

I lost my heart, I lost my name,

But I remember you—

I REMEMBER EVERYTHING.

Bridge

I bit the hand that carried me.

I watched your tears fall silently.

You closed the cage and walked away,

And I was left with what remained.

No heartbeat.

No heaven.

No way back.

Only your name

Inside my head.

Breakdown

You wanted the one you used to know.

HE'S DEAD.

You wanted the heart you used to hold.

IT'S GONE.

You wanted the love beneath the scars.

LOOK INTO MY EYES.

I'M STILL HERE.

Final Chorus

I'm still here beneath the skin,

A broken soul that won't give in.

You see the monster, I see your face,

Two lost hearts in a dying place.

If you still love me, take my hand,

Walk with the creature you can't understand.

I lost my heart, I lost my name,

But I remember you—

I REMEMBER EVERYTHING.

Outro

The night is cold.

The garden's gone.

But you stayed.

And somehow...

The monster came home.