I am the voice inside your head
that barks but never speaks.
I am the beast under your bed
who rules over your sleep.

You say that I come from outside
but you know that's not true.
You know I am the crimson tide
that flows inside of you.

I am the urge that you fight back
to rule your life by force.
I am the impulse to attack
and kill with no remorse.

I'm boiling blood commanding you
to set the world on fire.
I am the Lust inside of you
the Hunger, Thirst and Ire.

You and I are one and same,
of one coin we're both faces.
We are the pleasure-laden pain.
We're Gemini's twin faces.

That can't be true, you now blurt out,
There's only one real me!
And I agree. There is no doubt
that just one Self can be.

But why do you so strongly feel
that the true us is you?
You recognize that I am real
so I can be us too.

I am the one who dwells inside
while in the sun you bask
I'm your real mind, but I must hide -
And you are just my mask.