There’s this creature that I know
I keep far below
He’s taking over me
My body, my bones
And I can’t escape him
No, I lose control
To the creature that I keep
In the black of my soul 

(And he says “don’t talk about it”)

I don’t know why
I do the things that I
Don’t wanna do
Always lie to me and you
About what I really am
And all the things I do
This creature that I keep
I keep hidden from view  

I run 
But I can’t
Outrun 
Escape him
I run
But I can’t
Outrun 
Escape this 

Buried in my mind
This creature fights me for control
I've been losing all the bouts
He grips tighter on my soul
My breath becoming thinner
As his crooked smile grows
Drown my head and whisper
Every single doubt and scold
He's every step behind me
Doubting everything I know
Wanting my attention
Cause he loves when I'm alone
Face is not foreign
Follows everywhere I go
This creature that I keep
His name is my own 

I don’t know why
I do the things that I
Don’t wanna do
Always lie to me and you
About what I really am
And all the things I do
This creature that I keep
I keep hidden from view 

It’s cold on your own
Let me in your skin
A violent home
Made of your sin
Now you’re alone
Stay silent
We said don’t
Don’t talk about it

Don’t talk about it.