They told me not to love At least until I truly knew The real face of people So I decided to do that, and it's terrifying I spent so much time thinking monsters Lived under the bed or in door cracks That they thrived in darkness, waiting for the right moment But the truth isn't like that, not at all They're everywhere Even inside of us Just waiting for a chance To emerge Terrified by this new face That stares right at me It makes me see the worst of myself Terrified, petrified, terrified Because everywhere And every woman Terrified Like a dark song inside the mind Each verse a piercing, shadowy melody Tearing every part of us and sawing in half Dividing the good from the bad, dismembering everything A grotesque and bloody scene that somehow Gets everyone excited with its slow, twisted torture Terrifying, silencing, laughing at themselves Bathed in blood, a face hidden behind makeup Terrified by this new face That stares right at me It makes me see the worst of myself Terrified, petrified, terrified They're everywhere Even inside of us Just waiting for a chance To emerge Terrified by this new face That stares right at me It makes me see the worst of myself Terrified, petrified, terrified