This song was written by #improvisation, which basically means I sing a line and then pause the recording for a minute while I think of the next one because I am very slow at this (sometimes I even go look at Rhymezone for like five minutes). It also means I'm not able to go back when I flub the recording (there's one line in this that's particularly egregious because I accidentally added an extra syllable), or to listen and remind myself what I've written so far. I didn't have a single hope of repeating this chorus because I couldn't remember a word of it by the time it came around again.

This is going on this album https://tinyurl.com/amicooked-album

#amicooked-album #improv #vocal

[Verse 1] There's a monster in my heart that stirs in silence There's a vampire in my head that's out for blood And every road before me seems to lead to violence I only hope I can drag your name through the mud Along with mine

[Chorus] But there's an emptiness inside The cracks in my smile open wide The yawning void has teeth and understands the darkness I think I had just too much pride I thought this was something to hide But there's a pain and there's a healing in this sharpness And after all, you've got to answer to the darkness

[Verse 2] There's a monster in my heart that stirs in silence There's a feeling that I am just out of sight There's a self within the shadows and the violence And it's teeth and claws that get you through the night!

[Chorus] (0:27)