"Bittersweet"

Bittersweet

Mama Jean:

Every dandelion has its roar

And every tiger lily wants a little something more

The bats in your attic have been gone for quite a while,

But the skeletons in your attic share a familiar smile,

Cause when you're the monster in the closet

Where else can you hide?

When you feel that beast is burning, yearning,

Way down deep inside

You climb to the top of the mountain

Just to find it's more to fall

And you think you should retreat

But you know you can't be beat

And it's bittersweet...

You know you're not a killer at the core

Oh, but all those animal instincts are hard to ignore

 So you claw your way back to humanity

Trying to hold on to your sanity

Wishing you were wiser,

But your eyes as not so sure

Cause when you're the monster in the closet

Where else can you hide?

When you feel that beast is burning, yearning,

Way down deep inside

You climb to the top of the mountain

Just to find it's more to fall

And you think you should retreat

But you know you can't be beat

And it's bittersweet...

You've spent every waking moment

Every hour of the day

Trying to chain up something underneath the skin

Oh, but all that you can do

Is pray that maybe you'll get through

Cuz when the lights go out you know it will begin...

Cause when you're the monster in the closet

Where else can you hide?

When you feel that beast is coming out

No matter how you've tried

To climb to the top of the mountain

And force yourself to fly...

And you know you should retreat...

Oh, but you never have been beat...

And it's bittersweet...