[Verse 1]* The monsters were never under my bed They weren’t in the closet Or hiding in the shed The monsters were inside my head
***_ I fear no monsters For no monsters I see All this time The monster has been me
*[Verse 2]* I built them out of memory Fed them with my doubts Let them run wild While I went about
_**_ I fear no monsters For no monsters I see All this time The monster has been me
*[Bridge – whispered]* Check the locks, check the floor Check yourself—what are we keeping score for?
_*** No more monsters under my bed Just me, lying awake instead