Awake Inside

Don't wake me up, my beast is awake inside

It's roaming the corridors of my twisted mind

Snarling because it still hasn't gotten free

I know that its dearest wish is to destroy me

But I can't let it, I won't let it out again

All it would do is cause my lover more pain

So I keep it inside, I keep it in its cage

And my fearful words appear on the page. 

Don't wake me up, its stronger while I sleep

It wants me to let it out, but control is mine to keep

This monster that I hold inside my soul is strong 

And I know that I can't keep it all in for long

Soon it will all come pouring out, but I will try

Because to keep my love from pain I will die

I will die before he feels any such agony again

Rather than him for a moment, I will forever be in pain. 

Don't wake me up, my beast is full of rage,

It's slipping free, it's getting out of its cage

And I'm frightened of what it's going to do

It still hates him, oh, my lover, I fear for you

It still wants you to suffer for what you said

But I won't let it hurt you, no matter what you did. 

I love you, I won't let you hurt like you did before

Even if you part of me hates you, the rest of me loves you more. 

Don't wake me up, a monster lurks behind my eyes

For another's gaze it never ever shies

Should I open them you'll see it staring out

If I speak, it's with its voice I'll shout

To get away, don't look at me, I hate that it shows

I didn't want you to see, I didn't want you to know

It's roaming the corridors of my twisted mind

So don't wake me up, my beast is awake inside. 

Reviews

[Trigorin]

Not bad. Some of your imagery is a little overdone but you do have a very focused story which you stick to well. Keeps the audience interested all the way through, which is the key thing. Good work.