Sing and Dance

Monster Under The Bed

(co-written by Jennescape)

I got tired of hearing the monster, living under my bed

So I invited it above, under my covers instead

It cradled me, it cuddled me, and I let it in

I've gone off the deep end, but I forgot how to swim

This pillow talk, this whispering, it's all consuming me

It's sweet voice is wearing me thin but I can't stop listening

It says, "pretty girl, I've seen your heart; your insane mind.

I know every page of your story, so let me tell you mine...

When I was young like you, I was filled with love

But it was taken with a bang, pretty girl.. don't play with guns."

The monster under my bed, it becomes a friend of mine

But the monster in my closet, it is of a different kind

It taunts me, it tries me, it sings a cruel tune

Every night it's the same, it sings nothing new

"I was once pretty, just like you

I had a bright future in front of me too

I could strum, I could sing and I could write

I was the head of my class, doing everything right

But I was led astray, by the long dark nights

Sadness had me by the hair and it was holding me tight

I had to take pills, or I was such a mess

No thoughts were given to the side effects

I took one, then two, then the whole damn bottle

Bright lights, yelling voices, I was in the hospital

Hours passed, first three, four, then five

I couldn't trick myself, I was no longer alive

It took a few more hours for the beeping to stop

But when it finally did, I had one last thought

What if I could do it all over again?

Trade the pills for some liquor and the knives for some friends

Then I laughed at myself, I was wicked and cold

I knew I wasn't meant to die weak and old

I was a monster in the making

When I walked, the earth was shaking

Out of the broken body now, I'm so free!

This world is going to get a piece of me

Do you want to come? We could rule the world!

Come on, be my queen, my sweet pretty girl"

The monster under my bed, it also hears the song

It tells me, "pretty girl, you know that he's all wrong

Listen to me, I've learned my lesson well

Follow it however, and you'll be dragged straight to hell

You have so much potential, you're more than a pretty face

You're very young still, and you must pick your place

Take a stand, make a choice worth fighting for

Why rule the world when you can make it yours?

Be the queen of your own world, live happy and free

Pretty girl, you know what's right, just listen to me."