[116 BPM] [29 bars per minute] [4/4 meter] [F minor] [simplistic] [bass line] [solitary drum] [crisp vocals] [falsetto] [ominous] ooooooooo woooo woooo giiiiiiiooooooooorl hee-hee-hee (chka chka) (verse 1) it's late at night-tah (hoo!) footsteps echo, street lights flicker-tah (chka chka) it don't feel right-tah, oh baby no (hee!) a haunting chill, the fog gets thicker nah (creepin' nah) why are we out here-tah? why are we walking alone in the dark-ah? oh nooo (chk chk) what could be out here-nah? who is stalkin us and got eyes for our hearts-ah? oh nooooo (verse 2) we're being followed, GIIIIIIIRL stay close to me-tah (nah nah naah, dahh) I'll keep ya safe-ah, GIIIIIIIIRL don't worry now it's ok-hah (chka chka, dahh) hounds are howling, GIIIIIIIRL the reaper's prowling-ah (oohweeeee, dahh) the beasts are stalking, GIIIIIIIIIRL just keep on walking-ah (got-tah got-tah) (pre-chorus) in the shadows of the night stick close to me now babe-tahh! (dahh!) as the FEAR is CLOOOOOOOOSING in, allow me to BEEEEEE your savior babe (dahh!) [intense synths] [dramatic] (chorus) cause it's a DAAAAARK CRUUUUUUUEL NIGHT (tahh! tahh!) and we got NOOOOOOO GUARANTEEEEES AT AAAAAALL! (chka chka! uuuhh!!) GET CLOSE TO ME (get close to me) (dahh!) I WILL BE BE YOUR SANCTUARY (sanctuary!) (tahh! dahh! dahh! tahh!) cause it's a DAAAAARK CRUUUUUUUUUUUEL NIGHT (UGH! DAHH!) and we got NOOOOOOO GUARANTEEEEES AT AAAAAALL! (HRHG! GRHRNK!) GET CLOSE TO ME (CLOSER BABE) LEMME BE YOUR SANCTUARY (sanctuary nah!!) SANCTUARY (ugh! dahh!) SANCTUARY (tahh! chka chka!) SANCTUARY (uuughh! hrgnrh!) SANCTUARY (dahh! dahh) [slow down] [ominous] [simplistic] (chka chka) (oof!) (chka chka) (verse 3) beyond the stars-ah, a cosmic doom is slowly creepin in-ah (dahh! acka!) it comes from Mars-ahh, into the room they knooow you're sleepin' in-tahh (chka chka) NOW TAKE MY HAND (DAHH!) AND DONT WORRY NOW ILL PROTECT YA AND MAKE THEM SORRY NOW GIIIRL (chka chka) ILL TAKE A STAND (hah!) HAVE NO FEAR UNTIL THE END (nah! tahh! chka chka!) UNTIL THE END! ooooooooh!! (chka chka) (verse 4) and later on-nah, when it's my turn to be afraid-dah (nah! dah!) I know that yew, yew'll do everythin that I would do for you-tah-tah (chka chka) it's whatchu dew, you're my lover now babe I know it's true (you know it's true, hah dah!) stay close to me and babe you know I'll stay close to yew-yew-yew (oooooh baby you) (pre-chorus) in the shadows of the night stick close to me now babe-tahh! (UCK!) as the FEAR is CLOOOOOOOOSING in, allow me to BEEEEEE your savior babe (DAHH DAHH!) [intense synths] [dramatic] (chorus) cause it's a DAAAAARK CRUUUUUUUEL NIGHT (tahh! tahh!) and we got NOOOOOOO GUARANTEEEEES AT AAAAAALL! (chka chka! uuuhh!!) GET CLOSE TO ME (get close to me) (dahh!) I WILL BE BE YOUR SANCTUARY (sanctuary!) (tahh! dahh! dahh! tahh!) cause it's a DAAAAARK CRUUUUUUUUUUUEL NIGHT (UGH! DAHH!) and we got NOOOOOOO GUARANTEEEEES AT AAAAAALL! (HRHG! GRHRNK!) GET CLOSE TO ME (CLOSER BABE) LEMME BE YOUR SANCTUARY (sanctuary nah!!) [bridge] (tahh tahh) (tahh tahh) (chka chka) now it's a daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaark crueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel night (oh baby, oh lord) (dahh! DAHH!) and we got nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo guaranteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees (no no no, oh lord oh baby now) I CAN BE (i can be) YOUR SANCTUARY (sanctuary) (your sanctuary) A-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE! [guitar solo] (chorus) cause it's a DAAAAARK CRUUUUUUUEL NIGHT-tah (DAHH! ACK ACK!) and we got NOOOOOOO GUARANTEEEEES AT AAAAAALL-lah! (OOOHNONONO) GET CLOSE TO ME-nah (get close to me) (dahh!) I WILL BE BE YOUR SANCTUARY-yah (sanctuary!) (tahh! dahh! dahh! tahh!) cause it's a DAAAAARK CRUUUUUUUUUUUEL NIGHT-tah (UGH! DAHH!) and we got NOOOOOOO GUARANTEEEEES AT AAAAAALL-lah-tah! (HRHG! GRHRNK!) GET CLOSE TO ME (COME CLOSER NOW) LEMME BE YOUR SANCTUARY-yah-tahh! (hee-hee-hee!) LEMME BE YOUR SANCTUARY (lord have mercy now!!) LEMME BE YOUR SANCTUARY (DAHH DAHHh! DAHH!!) LEMME BE YOUR SANCTUARY (DAHH DAHHh! DAHH!!) LEMME BE YOUR SANCTUARY (DAHH DAHHh! DAHH!!) LEMME BE YOUR SANCTUARY (DAHH DAHHh! DAHH!!) LEMME BE YOUR SANCTUARY (DAHH DAHHh! DAHH!!) LEMME BE YOUR SANCTUARY (DAHH DAHHh! DAHH!!) [intense] [climax] [guitar solo]