Monsters
Erik Paul [Ft. Meg and Dia] Lyrics

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His little whispers
"Love me, love me"
That's all I ask for
"Love me, love me"
He battered his tiny fists to feel something
Wondered what it's like to touch and feel something

Monster

How should I feel?
Creatures lie here
Looking through the window

That night he caged her
Bruised and broke her
He struggled closer
Then he stole her
Violet wrists and then her ankles
Silent pain
Then he slowly saw their nightmares were his dreams

Monster
How should I feel?
Creatures lie here
Looking through the windows
I will
Hear their voices
I'm a glass child
I am Hannah's regrets

Monster
How should I feel?
Turn the sheets down
Murder ears with pillow lace
There's bath tubs
Full of glow flies

Bathe in kerosene
Their words tattooed in his veins, yeah

Overall Meaning

The song "Monsters" by Erik Paul featuring Meg and Dia is a haunting melody that describes the internal struggle of a person who has been abused and is now grappling with the long-lasting effects of that trauma. The song uses the metaphor of a monster to express the fear and the pain that this person feels. The opening lines, "His little whispers 'Love me, love me'/That's all I ask for/'Love me, love me'" highlights the desperation of the abuser for intimacy and attention. The next line, "He battered his tiny fists to feel something/Wondered what it's like to touch and feel something" shows that the abuser has been deprived of love and connection and this deprivation has led him to become violent and abusive.

The chorus, "Monster/How should I feel?/Creatures lie here/Looking through the window," talks about the sense of confusion and fear the victim feels while confronting the violence that has been inflicted upon them. The second verse talks about how the abuser has caged and brutalized the victim and then stolen away her dignity and freedom. The line, "Violet wrists and then her ankles/Silent pain/Then he slowly saw their nightmares were his dreams" is particularly striking as it highlights how the abuser cannot escape the guilt and the trauma of his actions.

Overall, "Monsters" is a powerful song that describes the long-lasting effects of abuse, both on the victim and the abuser. The lyrics show how the abuser's actions can haunt him for the rest of his life, while the victim has to deal with the psychological and emotional scars of the abuse.

Line by Line Meaning

His little whispers "Love me, love me" That's all I ask for "Love me, love me"
He pleads for love, even in whispers, and asks for nothing more

He battered his tiny fists to feel something Wondered what it's like to touch and feel something
He resorts to self-harm in search of emotions

Monster How should I feel? Creatures lie here Looking through the window
He questions what emotions he should feel as a monster, while seeing other monsters outside

That night he caged her Bruised and broke her He struggled closer Then he stole her Violet wrists and then her ankles Silent pain Then he slowly saw their nightmares were his dreams
He kidnaps, abuses, and violates a woman, and sees his own dreams in his victim's nightmares

I will Hear their voices I'm a glass child I am Hannah's regrets
He is haunted by the voices of his victims and feels guilty as a fragile and breakable 'glass child' who embodies the regrets of his victims

Monster How should I feel? Turn the sheets down Murder ears with pillow lace There's bath tubs Full of glow flies Bathe in kerosene Their words tattooed in his veins, yeah
As a monster, he struggles with feeling anything, turns violent in bed, imagines gruesome imagery, and is haunted by the words of his victims

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dia Frampton, Meg Frampton

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