they're getting louder and louder
and they drown out everything i hear.
until everything becomes them,
leaving my life unclear.

i can't tell the difference
between reality and fiction.
i'm slowly falling apart,
losing any bit of friction.

they scream and they shout
and point out all of my flaws.
and i'm screaming and shouting
but everyone acts like they hear nothing at all.

i'm drowning in my mind
falling beneath my own waves.
they drag me under,
and i know it's too late for me to be saved.

i want to get out
of this hellhole of my brain.
they don't have a word
for what's between crazy and sane.

in this hellhole,
it's just me and them.
in this hellhole,
it's impossible to pretend.

they say it's easy to ignore,
as if it were a choice.
but how do i ignore my demons
when they shout with my voice?