I don't even know how this happened.

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Every since I could remember,

Everything inside of me

Just wanted to fit in...

Lui had always been teased about his appearance. He once wore his hair short, but his teeth had always been sharp, eyes bright violet. He was called a freak, when he just wanted to be like everybody else.

I was never one for pretenders

Everything I tried to be

Just wouldn't settle in 

He put in black contacts, and didn't smile as often. But it didn't come naturally to him. He was used to smiling to his classmates, and he hated the contacts. They bugged his eyes.

If I told you what I was

Would you turn your back on me?

And if I seem dangerous

Would you be scared?

Y/n was his only friend. She had stuck to him through thick and thin. She always told him to smile all he wanted, and to leave his eyes alone. She wouldn't judge him for them. She never did. Whenever Lui lost his temper, he would threaten her, and tell her he would kill everyone who ever judged him. But she never left his side.

I get the feeling just because 

everything I touch isn't dark enough

If this problem lies in me

He once picked her a flower to repay her for everything, but as soon as he touched it, it shriveled up and died. To top it all off, you were there, next to him. As soon as the flower died, he shrank back. What if the problem was in him all along?

I'm only a man, with a candle to guide me

I'm taking a stand to escape what's inside me

He felt like....

A monster, a monster

I've turned into a monster

A monster, a monster

And it keeps getting stronger

The voices continued to follow him, to push him around. When he was alone, he would pull at his hair, rake his nails along his skin. "Stop talking to me! I'm normal! I'm just like everybody else!" he cried. Whenever the voices urged him to be the monster he was, he would run and hide. He trembled in fear, even when you would hold him in your arms, he rocked back and forth saying he wasn't a monster.

Can I clear my conscience

If I'm different from the rest,

Do I have to run and hide?

Then he was given Longinus. He saw a chance, but also a great burden. He never wanted a bey, it would only slow him down, unless he knew how to use it properly. Maybe this was his chance to repay how he had been treated.

I never said that I want this

This burden came to me

And it' made its home inside.

He trained day and night. He won his first National Tournament, scaring and utterly crushing anyone in his way. Once you told him how you felt, it only made him push himself even harder.

If I told you what I was

Would you turn your back on me?

For you, he would win for you.

And if I seem dangerous

Would you be scared?

He would win, and he would do his best to keep you safe.

I get the feeling just because 

everything I touch isn't dark enough 

If this problem lies in me

He had no restraint. He crushed the dreams of all who dared to challenge him. He forgot about hiding himself. He forgot the teasing. He used his appearance to scare his opponents. But with you, he was different. You had always been at his side against all odds. He loves you for that.

I'm only a man with a candle to guide me 

I'm taking a stand to escape what's inside me

A monster 

A monster

 I've turned into a monster

A monster

A monster

And it keeps getting stronger

The monster wouldn't leave him alone. It only grew stronger, but you helped him control it.

But he knows eventually, he will lose control. 

There will be no stopping him.

He hopes if it ever happens, you will be a safe distance away.