Lyrics
Verse 1
I keep a list of every little flawTucked in the pocket of my old work shirtRead it like a judge before I walk inConvicting me before I do the workThey say my name, I hear a questionLike somebody's gonna pull the curtain downBut I know this room, I know these raftersI built the floor I'm standing on now
Pre‑Chorus
That voice gets loud when the house gets quietTurns one small doubt into a county riot
Chorus
There are monsters in my head, but they ain't got handsThey can't drag me under, they can't make demandsI won't hand them the keys, I won't sleep in their bedI'll strike a match and watch 'em run insteadIf I shake, let me shake, I'm still walking aheadThere are monsters in my headBut they don't get the final word again
Verse 2
I miss a note, I call it proof of ruinLose one round, decide the fight is doneMy mama says, “Honey, who told youYou had to earn the right to be someone?”So I put my boots beneath the tableLet my elbows take up honest spaceThe doubt can sit there by the doorwayIt doesn't get to choose my place
Pre‑Chorus
That voice still talks like it owns the countyBut I know now it ain't the truth about me
Chorus
There are monsters in my head, but they ain't got handsThey can't drag me under, they can't make demandsI won't hand them the keys, I won't sleep in their bedI'll strike a match and watch 'em run insteadIf I shake, let me shake, I'm still walking aheadThere are monsters in my headBut they don't get the final word again
Bridge
Hey, little liar, you can rattle that chainI have survived every name you gave my painThe mirror ain't a courtroom, and I ain't on trialI'm learning to believe myself, mile after mile
Final Chorus
There are monsters in my head, but they ain't got handsThey can't drag me under, they can't make demandsI won't hand them the keys, I won't sleep in their bedI'll strike a match and watch 'em run insteadIf I shake, let me shake, I'm still walking aheadThere are monsters in my headBut they don't get the final word againNo, they don't get the final word again
Outro
I hear 'em fading past the edge of townI turn the porch light on and leave it out