Sickness stalking like a predator Prowling for food to eat No matter how much prey is devoured Still starving for more meat
Reverberating impulses echo Cavern between each ear Anxiety the strings attached to my limbs Addiction expert puppeteer
It follows every place I wander One or two steps behind Tried so hard to shake it's grip It seems our fates are intertwined
I don't know how the darknessentered Must have slipped through small cracks long ago Over years it's winded roots through my skeleton I am afraid it will never let go
I sense the demons embedded in each cell Molecules stamped with their names Branded sin that never stops searing Blistering soul with shame
Dependency my ball and chain Tired of dragging it along Despite best efforts to pick the locks Shackles worn on wrists are too strong
This burden mine and mine alone No one else can help me carry this weight It becomes harder and harder to shuffle forward Steps slowing at alarming rate
It appears dead ends are multiplying Trapped inside cage constructed from my hurt Worry that if I don't escape this hell I'll be buried in a coffin deep in the dirt
I just want to be free of the shadows Haunting halls of my head Black silhouettes in peripheral Monsters slumbering beside me in bed
Their tentacles wrap around judgement Doubt fills every crevice in my brain Can't tell if it's a temporary condition Or I've gone completely insane
But paint a smile on my lips In case onlookers ask how I feel Under surface my heart is suffering Chasing happiness in high that isn't real
I've got a creature inside me and it's always hungry no matter how much I feed em