Quiet Monsters

Split in two, I wear both names
Whispers loud, but no one blames
Cracks beneath a painted grin
I let the monsters breathe within

Pull me close, then pull apart
Every touch redraws the start

I'm within me, I'm without me
All the mirrors twist around me
Feel the riot in my chest
Still pretending it's all blessed

I'm within me, I'm without me
All the chaos moving through me
Break the rhythm, break the spell
But I still dance inside my hell

Every lie I loved too well
Built the maze in which I dwell

I'm within me, I'm without me
All the chaos lives inside my head
Burn the map and start again
But I still wear my shadow's name