Darwin LaPollo - Consumed Lyrics

I see a monster in the darkness
Day and night its presence looms
And there it stalks out in the silence
A visage of impending doom

The monster speaks, its words implicit
But I hear them clear as day
And the reaction they elicit
These nagging thoughts won't go away

I get this feeling in my body
There's an emptiness inside
I get a sense I'm slowly rotting
But by the whispers, I abide

And now the darkness is around me
I'm the monster's easy prey
It's voice, it grows, it's all surrounding
I know it's leading me astray

But I will stay here in my room
And I can't help but be consumed

By the monster as it feeds
A gaping wound that does not bleed
An aching that just won't recede
I don't deserve what I need
It digs its claws into my mind
Planting thoughts that twist and bind
Ignore the pain, ignore the signs
Push down the hunger, keep it confined

I make a resolution
To get what I deserve
Caught in my mind's delusions
It's leading me to starve

But I will stay here in my room
And I can't help but be consumed
No, I can't help but be consumed