Lyrics

There's a growl beneath my suit and tie
Something fierce behind this preacher's smile
I've held the leash, I've said the prayer. But that don't mean the beast ain't there. I shake hands give praise, hold space. But sometimes I see it in my face. The man I am, the man I fear
Both live in me, both whisper near. The monster knows when not to move. It coils in shadow, slick and smooth. I've trained it with a steady hand, to wait for the
I've trained it with a steady hand, to wait for signals I never planned. But I still tame the beast
With every vow I keep, I fight for peace, though sleep runs thin
I wrestle dark where light begins, and they don't see the war I wage
Behind this crown, behind this stage
I still tame the beast. It don't own me, but it don't leave
There's no applause for quiet fights. No gospel choir for sleepless nights
But I've made altars out of pain, and taught my flesh to walk in chain
It watches through the glass of me. This creature I refuse to be
But just because it stays in line, don't mean it won't wake up in time
The monster learns, and so do I. We sit beneath a burning sky. I offer grace, it offers flame
We both know how to say my name
But I still tame the beast. With every vow I keep, I fight for peace, though sleep runs thin
I wrestle dark where light begins, and they don't see the war I wage. Behind this crown, behind this stage
I still tame the beast
It don't own me but it don't leave. I don't pretend I've never strayed, but every wound became a blade
I built a cage, then set it wide, to prove the monster stays inside. Yes, I still tame the beast

Not once, every day at least. And if they ever saw it bare, they'd call me strong for standing there
No halo here, just grit and grace. A man who meets himself face to face, I still tame the beast
It don't own me, but it don't leave