[Intro - rhythmic floor creaks, low bass, whispered counting] [Whisper] Go ahead. Check. [Verse 1] Your mama left the hallway light Your daddy checked beneath the bed He opened up the closet door Said there’s nothing there You waited till his footsteps faded Pulled the covers to your chin Funny how the room gets bigger When the darkness settles in You heard something by the window Then something by the wall You tell yourself it’s just the house I let you think that’s all [Pre-Chorus] Don’t need claws Don’t need chains Don’t need blood Don’t need names All I need’s a quiet room And one thought in your brain [Chorus] I’m there before you look Gone before you see Living in the little space Between the dark and what you think Go on, turn the light on Tell yourself you’re good I don’t live under your bed I’m there before you look [Verse 2] I’ve had a thousand different faces You made every one Long before you called me Boogeyman I was what would come When the fire burned down lower When the trees moved in the night When something just beyond the circle Never stepped into the light Now you lock your doors and windows Got a camera in the hall But I was never in the hallway Not at all [Pre-Chorus] Every age Every place Different name Different face You don’t have to see me You just have to leave some space [Chorus] I’m there before you look Gone before you see Living in the little space Between the dark and what you think Go on, turn the light on Tell yourself you’re good I don’t live under your bed I’m there before you look [Breakdown - swung footsteps, knocks and bass] [Childlike whisper] You’re not real. [Low voice] That’s what they’re supposed to tell you. [Bridge] Here’s the part you never wondered Maybe I don’t make the fear Maybe every time you feel it That’s the thing that brings me here Maybe you imagined me Maybe I imagined you Either way… When that room goes quiet We both know what you do [Final Chorus] I’m there before you look Gone before you see Living in the little space Between the dark and what you think Go on, turn the light on Tell yourself you’re good You keep looking for the Boogeyman I’m there before you look [Outro - beat strips to footsteps] [Low voice] Check again. [Footsteps stop] [Whisper] Moon Pocket…
