Frenemies With The Monsters Inside My Head

I’m frenemies with the monster that live in my head 

I get along with the voices inside of my head 

But I think I need to start charging them rent 

Cause they’ve lived here too long rent free  

Don’t get me wrong the depression trying to ride me like a monkey backpack 

Is still my enemy but at this point he’s also an old familiar friend 

I know exactly what he’s going to say and I’m prepared 

Anxiety is an ever-deepening puddle that exists just ahead of you as you walk just waiting to swallow you whole 

But she’s gotten predictable too 

Suicidal ideation is probably the oldest but she’s the easiest to deal with 

You humor her like an old lady with dementia sure, sure or that one coworker who’s a compulsive liar 

I just treat her with cold indifference in one ear and out the other 

But do nothing about the delusions she speaks 

I fear I wouldn’t know what to do with the silence they’d leave behind 

Call me weird call me a freak if that’s what it takes for you to understand 

But I’m frenemies with the monsters in my head 

Sometimes I forget them cause I’m so caught up in something else  

Or something bad has happened like the death of my dad, or the loss of a job, and the inside of my head turns into world war 3 with all the shouting 

But I’m friends with the monsters that live under my bed and inside of my head 

They shout, whisper, and cajole 

You’re not good enough, nobody loves you, everything is horrible, everybody hates you 

Everyone thinks you’re a joke, and you’re a socially awkward piece of s&$t 

The world is better off without you, no one would miss you  

All lies that my monsters whisper and yell 

But for the most part I’ve outgrown their cajoling and shouting I’ve definitely outgrown their whispers 

So I’ll be frenemies with my monsters and start charging them rent 

Cause if they aren’t going to leave the least thing they could do is pay rent instead of being free loaders. 

Inspired by the song The Monster By Eminem Featuring Rihanna