In the gloom of dead night

Whispers reach your ears

Claws scrape closet doors

And teeth eclipse nightmares

There's a fear that burns inside

When waking dreams have gone

Spiders crawl along your spine

And shadows grasp your arms



What's not there is in the mirror

Cobwebbed fears becoming clearer

Where shadows lie

Looking back you'll never see them

Ever fading without reason

Where shadows lie



Lurking fear lingers long

Though stricken match obeyed

There's a dripping darkness

That lingers till the day

For dark beasts are watching you

When you turn out the lights

Watch your back young children

Pray you'll rest safe through the night