Lucid Nightmares

The clock strikes midnight, lights go dim Eyes grow heavy, world grows thin Drifting down where the whispers hide A twisted path where the lost ones ride Monsters wearing familiar faces Chasing shadows through forgotten places Heart is pounding, breath is cold In this prison that the darkness holds Nightmares, they come crawling in Pulling me under, where the fear begins Nightmares, they come crawling in I won’t let them win Demons dancing in the dead of night Screaming silent, no end in sight Wake me up before I break From these chains that the dark makes Nightmares, oh they feel so real But morning light is my only shield Falling forever through endless black Claws are reaching, no turning back Lost in a maze of what used to be The weight of regrets crushing me Thunder echoes, lightning cracks A thousand voices calling me back Sweat on my skin, tears in my eyes Trapped in the storm where the good dream dies Nightmares, they come crawling in Pulling me under, where the fear begins Nightmares, they come crawling in I won’t let them win Demons dancing in the dead of night Screaming silent, no end in sight Wake me up before I break From these chains that the dark makes Nightmares, oh they feel so real But morning light is my only shield Then the dawn creeps through the blinds A fragile peace that rewinds the mind The ghosts dissolve like morning mist But I know they’ll return with the next twist What do they want? What do they mean? Just echoes of the things unseen Nightmares, yeah they come and go Teaching lessons that the daylight won’t show Nightmares, yeah they come and go I’m still standing though I face the dark, I stand my ground In every shadow, a truth is found Wake me up, I’m still alive Nightmares fade when the sun arrives Nightmares, oh they feel so real But morning light is my only shield Shadows of the mind Fade away Until tomorrow’s night