p e r i l m o n s t e r s

twisted gruesome creatures embody all your fears
taking you and making you taste your bitter tears
the peril monsters won't let you get away
they hiss and they slither, marking you as prey

they tell you it's hard to bleed
when you're allergic to the pain
and they tell you it's hard to scream
when you're addicted to the silence

their isolation chamber
is choking the life out of you

their foulness can't be avoided
their violence seeps through
beady eyes fixate on yours
and you can no longer move

you're so afraid
homicidal mongrels aching to hurt you
you're so afraid
tightening their grip, waiting to convert you

they tell you it's hard to adjust
when you run away from change
and they tell you it's hard to love
when your heart's been rearranged

twisted gruesome creatures embody all your fears
taking you and making you taste your bitter tears
the peril monsters are going to kill you good
the peril monsters make sure you know the pain is understood

piece by piece they rip you apart
they can never stop once they start
between the clouds and the ground
you tried so hard not to be found

the peril monsters are going to chase you
the peril monsters want to e r a s e you