“Monster” is the second single for Hands Like Houses fifth album -Anon. On August 11th of 2018, it was streamed for the first time on the radio SXMOctane.
The song talks about the fear and anxiety someone feels because they’re in the same environment as an awakening monster. The monster represents...
[Verse 1]
Digging down, digging down, digging down in the dirt
Sweat it out, sweat it out till it doesn’t burn
In the dark, in the dark it can hear when I breathe
Now it’s closing in on me
[Pre-Chorus 1]
It’s getting louder now, it’s getting louder now
Don’t make another sound (I can feel it coming to life)
It’s getting closer now, it’s getting closer now
It’s gonna run me down (I can feel it coming to life)
I can feel it coming to life
I can feel it coming
[Chorus]
Take me to my grave, save me
(I can feel it coming to life)
Chain me to my cage, save me
(I can feel it coming to life)
[Verse 2]
Trying to feel, trying to heal, trying to kill the disease
Picking flesh, picking bone from between my teeth
No sleep, no sleep when you run with the beasts
(No sleep, no sleep)
Now they’re closing in on me
[Pre-Chorus 2]
It’s getting louder now, it’s getting louder now
Don’t make another sound (I can feel it coming to life)
It’s getting closer now, it’s getting closer now
Don’t let it take me out (I can feel it coming to life)
[Chorus]
Take me to my grave, save me
I can feel it coming to life
Chain me to my cage, save me
I can feel it coming to life
I can feel it coming to life
I can feel it coming to life
[Bridge]
It’s killing me, killing me, killing me, killing me, killing me
It’s killing me slow, killing me slow
It’s killing me, killing me, killing me, killing me, killing me
It’s killing me slow, killing me slow
It’s killing me, killing me, killing me, killing me, killing me
It’s killing me slow, killing me slow
[Outro]
Take me to my grave, save me
I can feel it coming to life
Chain me to my cage, save me
I can feel it coming to life
(From the inside out)
I can feel it coming to life
(From the inside out)
I can feel it coming to life
I can feel it coming to life
Yeah, I can feel it coming to life
Monster was written by LeeAnna James & Alex Pearson & Matt Cooper (Guitarist) & Matt Parkitny & Joel Tyrrell & Colin Brittain & Trenton Woodley.
Monster was produced by Colin Brittain.
Hands Like Houses released Monster on Tue Aug 14 2018.