[Verse 1]

Open up the cage to see what lies inside

A writhing form remains that still tries to hide

It's like an open wound, the salt is eating away

Emotions fatally thrive, pleading misery to stay

Trashing back and forth in shallow water

Make believe again...a pseudo alma mater

So many scribbled thoughts on crumpled paper

Lying in its filth, the void begins to taper

[Pre-Chorus]

(On the surface)

(On the surface)

[Chorus]

Ugly creatures within

Creatures buried deep inside

Behind all these masks

Are the creatures that hide

[Verse 2]

Stuck behind cold bars the creature crawls about

Although it cannot escape, it tries to find the way out

Scraping bloody thoughts, a blunder on the path

Blood and tar combined, bound in a fable wrath

Forgotten all the time, completely left alone

It withers up to die and begins to softly moan

Open up the cage to see what lies inside

A writhing form remains that can no longer hide

[Pre-Chorus]

(On the surface)

(On the surface)

[Chorus]

Ugly creatures within

Creatures buried deep inside

Behind all these masks

Are the creatures that hide

[Bridge]

On the surface

On the surface

On the surface things seem alright

But on the inside...we’re full of spite

On the surface things seem alright

But on the inside...we’re full of spite

[Chorus]

Ugly creatures within

Creatures buried deep inside

Behind all these masks

Are the creatures that hide

[Chorus]

Ugly creatures within

Creatures buried deep inside

Behind all these masks

Are the creatures that hide