Demon Within

I'm environmental, so you'll never cure me
MRI scans can't endure me
Spinal taps trace me, but they can't erase me
I own your nerves boy, face me

You're in my veins, but you don't own me
Every step I take still shows I'm free
Spinal taps cut, they push me to the brink
But I'm standing in the fire, stronger than you think

Pain in my nerves, but I fight through shock
Every jolt you send only winds up blocked
You can twist my frame, try to break my drive
But I rise every day just to stay alive

I'm the storm in your wires, call me static incoming
Doctors chase shadows, but they can't ever chart it
Environmental? Nah, I'm personal doom
Every muscle you move, I'll consume

Shock in my veins, but I cut that line
Pain hits hard, still won't decline
Lock my legs, but I push, I climb
Static burns out, I'm still on time

Fire in my chest 'cause I breathe that heat
Every step I take is a small defeat
You can shake my hands, try to twist my spine
But I stand my ground 'cause this life is mine

Demon within won't let me rest
Claws in my spine, teeth in my chest
Still I rise, still I fight
I live in the dark, but I hold the light

You call it multiple sclerosis, I call it a gift
I slow your legs, twist your speech, and make your spirit drift
Do all these tests, keep guessing the code
I'm the devil in your veins, and I live in your nodes

Give you a curse that I won't accept
Every move I make's one you won't intercept
You can drag my speech, but I force each word
And I speak so loud 'til my soul gets heard

Tear my legs, but I stand through pain
Every step's a war, but I stake my claim
You can twist my hands, try to steal my time
But my heart still beats, and it pulses mine

I'm the weight in your bones, I grind 'em slow
The frost in your blood when your veins won't flow
I steal your nights, turn your dreams to ash
And I laugh every time that your strength won't last

Weight on my back, but I stand tall
Every step I take still giving my all
Frost in my veins, but I burn that through
Every breath I fight is a win on you

You can shake my hands, try to steal my will
But my heart stays loud and it beats out still
You can slow my frame, try to break my climb
But I rise each day and this life stays mine

Demon within won't let me rest
Claws in my spine, teeth in my chest
Still I rise, still I fight
I live in the dark, but I hold the light

Demon within won't let me rest
Claws in my spine, teeth in my chest
Still I rise, still I fight
I live in the dark, but I hold the light