You see me like a monster, everyday you pass and stare The cross I bear, it pulls me under Tragedy that scars and stains, and marks my face I'm just another tale, an urban myth Some legend used to scare the kids A ghost that roams the halls at night How long till you see the child inside? The child inside The child inside The child You treat me like an outcast, while you see all the years go by The war mask That's keepin' me inside of chains, keeps you awake But, when the black is split, behind the eyes There I still am, you're trapped tonight A ghost that roams the halls at night Hoping that you'll see the child inside The child inside The child inside Here I stay locked away, deep inside every night Here I stay locked away, deep inside, oh, I'm the child inside Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the child inside, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, the child inside, the child inside The child inside The child inside The child inside