THE THING INSIDE MY HEAD

There’s something standing in the hall,

I hear its fingers scrape the wall.

The lights are dead, the air is thin,

I lock the door — it’s already in.

A thousand eyes behind my face,

A shadow wearing my own shape.

I hold my breath, I count to ten,

But every time, it starts again.

One, two, three — it’s getting near,

Four, five, six — it knows my fear.

Seven, eight — I hear it grin,

Nine, ten — it’s underneath my skin.

There’s a monster living in my mind,

With its teeth in my throat and its hands on time.

It whispers, “Run,” but there’s nowhere to go,

And the walls keep breathing while the cold winds blow.

I’m screaming, screaming, but I make no sound,

There’s a blackened sky when I look around.

I shut my eyes, but it’s still in sight —

The thing inside my head comes alive tonight.

The floorboards creak beneath my bed,

It knows the words I’ve never said.

Its crooked smile, its hollow stare,

I feel its breath, but no one’s there.

My heart’s a drum in a funeral march,

My thoughts are rats in a burning house.

Every little noise becomes a cry,

Every passing second asks me why.

The mirror cracks, but I don’t move,

My reflection smiles a second too soon.

It mouths my name with a stranger’s tongue,

Then laughs like someone who’s already won.

One, two, three — the ceiling bends,

Four, five, six — the hallway ends.

Seven, eight — the shadows crawl,

Nine, ten — I hear them scratching at it all.

There’s a monster living in my mind,

With its teeth in my throat and its hands on time.

It whispers, “Run,” but there’s nowhere to go,

And the walls keep breathing while the cold winds blow.

I’m screaming, screaming, but I make no sound,

There’s a blackened sky when I look around.

I shut my eyes, but it’s still in sight —

The thing inside my head comes alive tonight.

Is it in the room?

Is it in the dark?

Is it just the echo of a broken heart?

Is it at the door?

Is it in my chest?

Why does it get louder when I try to rest?

I can hear it breathing.

I can feel it stare.

I can taste the terror

Hanging in the air.

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

“You invited me in…”

I am the footsteps you hear behind,

I am the nightmare you leave confined.

I am the voice that says you’ll fall,

I am the crack running through it all.

You built these walls to keep me out,

But I am the fear you can’t live without.

You beg for morning, you pray for light,

But I grow stronger every night.

THERE’S A MONSTER LIVING IN MY MIND!

Ripping out the pieces I can’t leave behind!

It’s under my tongue, it’s behind my eyes,

It feeds on the panic, it drinks all my lies!

I’m screaming, screaming, can you hear me now?

I’m on my knees, but I don’t know how

To kill the thing that wears my face —

OR ESCAPE THIS GODFORSAKEN PLACE!

The lights come on…

The room is bare…

I turn around…

And see it