I Became What I Hated

(Intro) I spent my whole life fighting the dark... Then one day I looked inside... And saw it was me. (Verse 1) I remember the person I promised I'd be Someone with a heart, someone who could see I hated the cold, I hated the lies I hated the people who hurt and disguise But time changed me, piece by piece Turned my anger into my release Every scar I collected, every war that I won Slowly created the thing I was running from I judged the monsters, I called them weak Now I hear their voices when I speak I said "I'll never become like that" Now I'm staring at myself in the mirror looking back (Chorus) I became what I hated The thing I swore I'd never be Lost the person I created Now there's a stranger inside of me I became what I hated Built from anger, built from pain I was fighting all the monsters Now I wear their face (Verse 2) I used to care about every broken soul Now I walk past pain like I don't know I built my walls so nobody could break me But those same walls are the ones that changed me I wanted revenge, I wanted them to feel Every wound they gave me, every thing they concealed But somewhere along the way I lost the fight Became the darkness I tried to fight The worst part isn't what I became It's knowing I remember my old name There's still a voice deep inside my mind Saying "you don't have to leave yourself behind" (Bridge) Maybe I'm not gone Maybe I'm just lost Maybe I can still return Before I pay the final cost (Final Chorus) I became what I hated But I don't have to stay this way I can face the reflection And change what I became I became what I hated But I'm still alive inside The monster that I created Won't be the one who decides my life.