The Beast
Madball Lyrics

I woke up in a pouring sweat
Starting with a nightmare-like scenario, the song opens up showing the emotional turmoil the singer finds himself in.

Feeling like I have nothing left
The singer feels helpless and hopeless, like they're constantly failing.

My heart sits tight, but my mind's beat to death
While his heart is still holding on to hope, his mind is struggling to cope.

I'm in a dark space taking shallow breaths
The artist is caught up in his own mental and emotional darkness and feels suffocated.

I thought I could get a grip - no chance
The artist tries to take control of his life, but fails to do so.

My hands are slippery, cold, I take a glance
The singer feels like he's losing hold and slipping away.

At the man in the mirror, who's that?
The singer questions his own identity and struggles with self-doubt.

Can't stand the sight, trying to move back
The artist feels disgusted with who he sees and wants to distance himself from himself.

I'm on the floor, I'm awaiting the attack
The artist feels beaten, both figuratively and literally.

My mind's been beat, I'm never getting back / To what I call home, no way see I'm trapped
The artist feels trapped and incapable of finding a way out of his problems.

This is hard now, I can't fight back
The singer feels overwhelmed and powerless, unable to fight back against his inner demons.

It's taking hold - taking control / I'm in the belly of a beast that I can't tame / Grips my mind and soul
The artist succumbs to his fears and anxieties, feeling trapped and unable to control his life.

Take hold - take control / I'm in the belly of a beast that I can't tame / There's still hope
Despite the overwhelming sense of hopelessness, the singer clings on to the hope that things can get better.

I can't think, I feel trapped / Can't speak, I feel weak, I wanna fight back
The singer feels trapped and powerless and wants to fight back but feels tongue-tied and incapacitated.

As I sink deeper, will I come back / It's what I ask myself, I want my life back
The singer dreads the possibility that he may not be able to snap out of his emotional turmoil and wants to get back to living his life again.

This fear grips / [?] but can they stop it / There's something cold in here [?] there's a voice / [?] but I can't see clear
The artist feels controlled by their own fears and can't see a way out of the situation.

Just let me go
The song ends on a pleading note, with the artist crying out for release from their emotional turmoil.

Grab a hold, grab a tight grip / It's your life, grab it like a vice grip / So fight! / Kill this fucking beast
The singer ultimately decides to fight back, holding onto his life with all his strength and determination, metaphorically killing the beast that held him captive.