Girl, what's come between you and me?
Look right through me
I won't let it go
I can't help this feeling anymore
I will go anywhere
Maybe you'll see

We are
We are the shaken (shaken)
We are the monsters (monsters)
Underneath your bed
Yeah
Believe what you read
We are
We are mistaken (staken)
We are the voices (voices)
Inside your head
Yeah
Believe what you see

It came as no surprise
You bring me back to life
Believe me
"You bleed for me, I'll bleed for you"
I caught you walking through walls
Drowned with applause
From the world that makes me crazy

We are
We are the shaken (shaken)
We are the monsters (monsters)
Underneath your bed
Yeah
Believe what you read
We are
We are mistaken (staken)
We are the voices (voices)
Inside your head
Yeah
Believe what you see
Yeah

We are the monsters
We are the monsters
We are the monsters
Underneath your bed
We are the voices
We are the voices
We are the voices
Underneath your bed
We are the monsters
We are the monsters
We are the monsters
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

We are
We are the shaken (shaken)
We are the monsters (monsters)
Underneath your bed
Yeah
Believe what you read
We are
We are mistaken (staken)
We are the voices (voices)
Inside your head
Yeah
Believe what you see

We are
We are the shaken (shaken)
We are the monsters (monsters)
Underneath your bed
Yeah
Believe what you see


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Monsters Lyrics as written by Jessica Wolfe Holly Laessig

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    General Comment

    I think it's really ridiculous to come to a site like this and continuely say "This band blows, etc., etc." We want your two cents on the meaning of the lyrics, not on whether or not the band is worth listening to. So just shut up.

    Anyway, I think this song is about Hollywood like someone said before... basically saying that they aren't going anywhere and that they'll make sure we'll see them:

    i won't go anywhere maybe you'll see me

    Then again it could just be a love song too! Either way, good song.

    nekoinkimonoon April 12, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    This song is so damn catchy...

    Unknown-Angelon February 04, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    Voices blows, what's with bands "recreating themselves" on their Sophomore albums? Them and Finch...

    quaylemanon February 09, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    they're monsters... (this song is awesome, btw)

    GoochyLittlePigon December 21, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    This song is about Hollywood, apparently.

    GoochyLittlePigon January 15, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I can't wait to buy the new album

    punkrockprincess19on January 31, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i love this song..its one of those that at first you don't like and it even kinda annoys you..but it grew on me and now i cant wait to buy VOICES on valentines day..i'll be first in line

    lizzy_lou44on February 01, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i love this song. the intro and the clapping are just fantastic. his voice has improved a lot. "you bleed for me i'll bleed for you".. love it.

    kelliwkon February 03, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I agree with unknown-Angle this song is so damned catchy. can't wait toget the album just for this one song

    mike yr 10on February 11, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I disagree with them recreating themselves though I can't truely say that for I have yet to listen to the album. This song is nothing like any song on Stories and Alibis. For one the tone is totally different, it is dark, almost sinister. It is also a song that isn't about a girl as were all the songs on Stories and Alibis. They've grown a bit, on this one song at least.

    Shaolin2419on February 12, 2006   Link

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