Beast Within - Jason

The Pantheress and the Monongahela

Blackest cat on high bank prowls
Panthress down the shoreline growls

     In dreams, the feline spoke

The Deepening water I kept behind
Monongahela in place did bind
     But why had dread not woke?
   

     Oh, I was penned by the water
     Penned as prey
     Penned in my head ‘til the break of day

Tough, I stand to hold my ground
Stressed and pressed I won’t back down
     “I’ll make it quick,” she said
Bring the calm into my frets
Cool the Panthress making threats
     Her eyes they want me dead

     Oh, I was trapped by the devil
     Trapped O my soul
     Trapped in the hope that’ll make me whole


Slashes came and tossed me back
Splashes came across my back
     Monongahela deep
River caught my lifeless form
Baptized dreams to be reborn
     So down and still asleep

     Oh, I was penned by the water
     Penned as prey
     Penned in my head ‘til the break of day


Down I dove to rushing bed
Depths that pound the diver’s head
     The chain wove through the stones
Planning how to use these links
Hold the beast of forty winks
     I’d call her with my tones

     Oh, I was pining for freedom
     Pining at night
     Pining plotting this dreamer’s delight


Panthress jumped to stop my taunts
Teeth and claws to stop her haunts
     The water slowed her down
Loops of chain fell o’r her neck
Wrapped and weighed and now in check
     My battlefield had drown

     Oh, she was penned by the water
     Penned as prey
     Penned in my head ‘til the break of day

Justin - Fighting the Beast

Fighting the Beast

I want to rise; I want to sit, 

But my head won’t lift.

I want to rise; I want to stand,

But my hands won’t push.

I want to rise; I want to go,

But my legs won’t move,

‘Cause there’s something, 

Someone inside me, holding me down. 

Then you cause me to rise.

You cause me to rise.

I want to live; to show compassion, 

But my head turns away. 

I want to give; to show some mercy, 

But my hands clench tight.

I want to go, and take hope with me,

But my feet always stumble;

There’s still something, 

Someone inside me, holding me back.

Then you cause me to care.

You cause me to care.

How long? How long must I fight this monster?

How long must I go ‘til the beast gives in?

How long? How long must I be two persons? 

How long? How much more ‘til he’s dead?

I want to love, give all to you,

But my head builds idols. 

I want to love my brother like you,

But my arms stick to my sides.

I want to love my neighbor as me,

But I turn and walk away; 

There’s that something, 

Someone inside me, fighting me back. 

Then you cause me to love.

You cause me to love. 

How long? How long will we fight this monster?

How far must we go ‘til the beast gives in?

How long? How long must I be two persons? 

How long? How much more ‘til he’s dead?

You want me to rise;

You cause me to rise.

You want me to care;

You cause me to care.

You want me to love;

You cause me to love.

And I am the beast.