Byron Henderson - I, MONSTER. lyrics

Left side, left side, hey
Right side, right side, whoa look

Why would I ever try filling
Cups that leave mine empty?
No rhyme or reason when
Human nature defines envy
Prime example is tying
Your noose like it's by design
When we compromise, we decline
Then we dramatize and disguise who we
Are inside to keep lives lengthy
So why all this friendly firе
While keeping tires spinning
Same colors diе over colors
The lights dimming apologies are in order
Cause you know they're
Sending hollows through
How do your son and daughters just shoot
But don't hold the follow through
Guess we're just lambs to the slaughter
Til we get tired of you
Robbing you of your passion
Won't bother thinking what God will do
As kids, we button mashed
Now they smash the gas after mobbing you
Back to back with no time to
Relax, they're packing a wallop too, So
How am I supposed to know you'll stay?
How am I supposed to know you'll stay?
Oh, oh, uh oh, oh oh, oh, uh oh, oh

I can't promise I won't change, love
Only that you'll recognize me after
More nights I can't remember with
The ones I can't forget
That's why I stay cause, truthfully
Nothing else matters but us
I know you'll catch me if I ever fall again
(Ha, woah)

Political views
Societal norms got everybody trying
To coach now the enemies are all cloaked, ha
Stuck in deep water
But your mental health doesn't float
Unity is looking more like hoax, huh?
Folks fear what they don't understand
But I refuse to be the
One your God holds down
Where was He when we were getting hosed down
Blood all on the curb, the leaves
Our bodies shoved into holes, ha
Trans, cis, gay, straight
Y'all need to find a different
Grudge to hold now
How you teach a kid to live fast but
Forget to show them how to slow down
Beat us over the head with Jesus
Devil still got a hold, how?
Nature is beautiful
But human nature is violent
A lot of y'all run your own business
But still don't know how to mind it
Where are my manners
Apologies for the panicked state
The damage takes a lot out of me
And my neighbors can't relate
Safe is just a dream cause we're
Living nightmares we can't escape
Got no model trains
I just train to not make the same mistakes
Forget, forget!
I'm pretty sure you get the gist
The neighborhood used to be different
Like one day they flipped a switch
Misconceptions all around
With a simple flick of their wrist
They objected to our existence
Our fates sealed with a kiss
How many kids go missing?
How many teens are groomed?
How many teachers ain't listen?
Shame how many parents knew
Now the Devil trying to tango
Disrupting my tranquility
Diminishing my halo
Fight to the best my ability
Who's the genius behind the idea
Of a better me? I'm a seed
Long as you water me, how could I ever leave
Uh huh

How am I supposed to know you'll stay?
Tell me baby tell me baby, you'll stay
Oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh

How am I supposed to know oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Feeling like I'm out of time
Heartbreak, crashing
Fingers crossed I hit the ground
Dealing with it since a child
Sober doesn't mean I'm fine
Every time the void calls, hit decline
But I'm burnt out, burnt out
Faded, hah, hah

I I IExposing my flaws like skin
All of my dawgs in the kennel
I know you think I mean prison
Reality is it's mental
We're all trapped in our own heads
Stuck between trying to persevere and
Who do we want dead
Hand over that empty space where my
Heart is posed to be
Pledge allegiance to flags representing
What's broken me
Death could never do us part
But we forgot about life
Just another kid turned into
A monster tonight oh my