Lyrics: Rani Doolan/Joseph Loomis/Ester Holiday/Edrick Budoy
Music: Rani Doolan/Joseph Loomis/Ester Holiday/Edrick Budoy
[Part I: you, the monster]
They made a monster out of you
Bang a buck out of your tooth
So once I started following your cues
Had me terrified of turning monstrous too
They made a monster out of you
Bang a buck out of your tooth
So once I started following your cues
Had me terrified of turning monstrous too
As I watched you make mistakes
I checked your lie detector face
But then I found I couldn’t really tell
Couldn’t fix yourself, you blamed the human race
Strive to put your life upon the line
To hide the deep guilt in your eyes
He who dies in combat is a saint
Overcompensating, you self-aggrandize
They made a monster out of you
Bang a buck out of your tooth
So once I started following your cues
Had me terrified of turning monstrous too
They made a monster out of you
Bang a buck out of your tooth
So once I started following your cues
Had me terrified of turning monstrous too
[Part II: me, the monstrous]
You can't save yourself, I know this
I can't save you lest I fall in
Fighting 'fore you figure what you're fighting for
You punch with hands all dressed in sores
Know that when I bid adieu
That it is not a betrayal of you
He who dies in combat is a saint
But they don't write of heroes who don't change anymore
(You kept me)
(No, you don't change anymore)
(You kept me)
(No, you don't change anymore)
They made a monster out of you (You kept me close 'cause I ain't real or alive)
And you don't change anymore
Anymore of those who wept will find you soon
Mistakes and all will fall regardless of who you became
To lead the charge and pick a life or two
A monstrous face, a bittersweet faith for you
I'm not as beautiful like everything may seem
We change but that's what makes things wonderful
Oh, I know that some has folds
The crease that keeps them who they once was
It's okay to be stuck one day
(You can't save yourself, I know this)
And the next, we fight, and the next, we've gone away
(I can't save you lest I—)
You can’t save yourself, I noticed
I won't save you, I might fall in
Underneath the writhing ocean where you vultures feed
When your lack of plans showed motion
I rescinded every notion
That beneath facades and potions, you were just like me
(You were just like me)
Honestly though, we'll never get to that
(They made a monster out of you)
I’m thankful that you're everything I lack
(Bang a buck out of your tooth)
That cold, unfeeling, sycophantic laugh
(So once I started following your cues)
I’m giving up, you're heading back to class