Title: “Hide Before the Shadows” ⸻ (soft whispers) Run… Run… Hide… ⸻ Verse 1 It starts when the daylight fades, When the edges blur and the colors drain, Nobody knows where the shadows sleep, But everybody knows they creep. Old folks lock every door, Kids don’t play outside no more, When the streetlights start to flicker, That’s the time to move much quicker. ⸻ Chorus Hide before the shadows, Hide before the dark, Hide before they find you Standing in the park. Count to ten, Don’t look back, Stay away From every crack. Hide before the shadows, Hide before the dark, If they touch your skin, They leave their mark. Run, run, run, Don’t wait— Hide before It’s too late. ⸻ Verse 2 Larry thought it was a game, Laughing while he called their name, We all watched the shadow bend, Larry never came back again. Now the town remembers well, Every story, every tale, Every child can sing this song, Because forgetting won’t take long. ⸻ Chorus Hide before the shadows, Hide before the dark, Hide before they find you Standing in the park. Count to ten, Don’t look back, Stay away From every crack. Hide before the shadows, Hide before the dark, If they touch your skin, They leave their mark. Run, run, run, Don’t wait— Hide before It’s too late. ⸻ Bridge Hiiiiide… Run… Hiiiiide… Run… When the sun goes down— Hide. When the streetlights hum— Hide. When the corners move— Hide. When the shadows grow— Run. When the sun goes down— Hide. When the streetlights hum— Hide. When the corners move— Hide. When the shadows grow— Run. ⸻ Final Chorus Hide before the shadows, Hide before the dark, Hide before they find you Standing in the park. Count to ten, Don’t look back, Stay away From every crack. Hide before the shadows, Hide before the dark, Everybody knows this part: Run, run, run, Don’t wait— Hide before It’s too late. ⸻ (fading whispers) Run… Run… Hide before the shadows… Run… Run… Hide before it’s too late…
