[Intro — Whispered] Do you know what fear feels like? Not the fear of dying… The fear of living with the thing you’re most afraid of. [Verse 1] I studied fear beneath the skin Every heartbeat tells me where you’ve been You hide your weakness behind your eyes But every secret screams when the daylight dies You call me Crane You call me mad But I’ve seen the darkest thoughts you’ve ever had You wear a mask You play pretend But when the nightmare starts You can’t defend [Pre-Chorus] Close your eyes Take a breath Tell me what you see Is it death? Is it pain? Or is it… ME? [Chorus] RUN FROM THE SCARECROW! You can’t escape your mind! RUN FROM THE SCARECROW! There’s nowhere left to hide! Your greatest fear Is getting closer You can’t fight What lives inside RUN FROM THE SCARECROW! Welcome to the nightmare tonight! [Verse 2] One little dose And the world turns red Every shadow starts talking Inside your head The walls are breathing The floor disappears The things you buried Come crawling through your fears You see the faces You see the past You see every mistake You thought you’d left behind at last There’s no monster Under your bed The monster’s been living Inside your head [Pre-Chorus] Close your eyes Take a breath Feel your heartbeat race You can run You can scream But you can’t escape [Chorus] RUN FROM THE SCARECROW! You can’t escape your mind! RUN FROM THE SCARECROW! There’s nowhere left to hide! Your greatest fear Is getting closer You can’t fight What lives inside RUN FROM THE SCARECROW! Welcome to the nightmare tonight! [Bridge — Quiet] What scares you? Being alone? Being forgotten? Losing someone? Losing yourself? [Whispered] Or finding out… you were never in control? [Build] I know your fear! I KNOW YOUR FEAR! I KNOW YOUR FEAR! [Breakdown] LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT WHAT YOU’VE BECOME! YOU WANTED THE TRUTH?! HERE IT IS! YOU! ARE! AFRAID! [Final Chorus] RUN FROM THE SCARECROW! Run until your lungs give out! RUN FROM THE SCARECROW! You can’t scream your demons out! Your greatest fear Is getting closer And every shadow Knows your name RUN FROM THE SCARECROW! There is no hiding from your brain! [Outro — Fading Whisper] You can destroy the toxin… You can burn the mask… You can lock me away… But fear? Fear always comes back. [Quiet laugh] Jonathan Crane. The Scarecrow.
