Monsters In My Mind
Confronting Midnight Shadows: Battling the Monsters in My Mind
Lyrics
The monsters in my mind
The singer acknowledges the existence of troubling thoughts or fears within their mind.
They keep me up at night
The persistent nature of these inner struggles is causing insomnia or sleeplessness.
They stare me in the eyes to see if I am gonna let 'em
The inner struggles confront the singer, metaphorically looking into their eyes, testing their resilience.
Ohh
Repetition for emphasis or emotional expression.
Ohh
-I feel so tired but I can't sleep
The singer is physically exhausted but unable to find rest due to the mental turmoil.
I'm elevated for no reason no reason at all
The singer experiences heightened emotions without a clear cause or justification.
There is somethin' pulling strings up in my mind
There is a mysterious force influencing the singer's thoughts and emotions.
Causin' feelings that I cannot describe
The external force generates indescribable emotions in the singer.
All this emotion sends shivers down my spine
The intense emotions cause physical reactions, like shivers down the spine.
I feel somethin' lurkin'
The singer senses a hidden presence or threat.
The monsters in my mind
Reiteration of the presence of inner struggles or fears.
They keep me up at night
Repetition emphasizing the impact of the inner struggles on the singer's sleep and mental state.
They stare me in the eyes
-To see if I am gonna let 'em
-Control what's in my head
The singer asserts their determination not to let the inner struggles control or defeat them.
Lock me in my bed
-They never gonna win
-Cause I'm never gonna let 'em
-Hey monsters (monsters) in my mind
The inner struggles are metaphorically referred to as monsters.
Monsters (monsters) ohh in my mind
-There is somethin' at the wheel
The mysterious force continues to exert influence, making the singer feel disconnected or numb.
Makin' turns that I can't feel feel at all
-There is somethin' pulling strings up in my mind
Reiteration of the impact of the external force on the singer's emotions.
Causin' feelings that I cannot describe
-All this emotion sends shivers down my spine
-I feel somethin' lurkin'
The singer senses a lurking presence or danger.
The monsters in my mind
Repetition of the singer's determination to resist and overcome the inner struggles.
They keep me up at night
-They stare me in the eyes
-To see if I am gonna let 'em
-Control what's in my head
-Lock me in my bed
-They never gonna win
-Cause I'm never gonna let 'em
-Hey monsters (monsters) in my mind
Reiteration of the inner struggles being likened to monsters.
Monsters (monsters) ohh in my mind
-I am starin' at the ceiling in the night
The singer describes being awake in bed, unable to sleep due to the persistent inner struggles.
I'm not sleepin' with these monsters in my mind
-I am starin' at the ceiling in the night
-I'm not sleepin' with these monsters in my mind
-Yeah monsters (monsters) in my mind
Final repetition emphasizing the presence of monsters in the singer's mind.
Monsters (monsters) ohh in my mind (In my mind)
-The monsters in my mind
Conclusion, reinforcing the theme of inner struggles or fears represented as monsters.
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