Текст песни
I keep them in the quiet, underneath my bed,
I count their ragged breathing, the voices in my head
I built these walls to hide them, so polished and so deep,
But every time I turn the light on, it's them I see in my sleep
But the fighting, it is wearying, this battle I can't win,
They're woven into every thread of fabric I am in
So let them in, my gentle monsters, pull up a chair and stay,
We'll learn to share the silence at the closing of the day
We don't have to be friends, no, we don't have to pretend,
We just have to learn to live together 'til the very end
For the anger and the sorrow, and the secrets I can't tell,
They are not my cursed possessions, but a part of me as well
This shadow-self, this fractured half, is mine to hold, not shun,
The darkest soil where from my fragile, little victories are won
You meet me in the daylight, you think you know my face,
You never see the company I bring to every place
The doubt that sits beside me, the fear you'll never know,
They're the architects of every careful word I let you know
But I'm done with all the hiding, this charade I can't sustain,
To cut them out would leave a wound, a permanent, bloody stain
So let them in, my gentle monsters, pull up a chair and stay,
We'll learn to share the silence at the closing of the day
We don't have to be friends, no, we don't have to pretend,
We just have to learn to live together 'til the very end
My gentle monsters
My quiet, gentle monsters
We're learning how to live
