That sudden chill beneath your hair is where I stop to watch you read The flicker at the edge of sight slips back behind you when you turn You rub your neck and check the room I move as slowly as I need You only see the empty hall I give you nothing you can learn You checked the windows all were closed yet something stirred beside your chair The curtain lifts against the wall although the night outside is still You hold your breath to hear the house then feel me moving through your hair The room grows warm I keep you cold no matter how you fight the chill Creepy you whisper in the night Who crossed the room without a sound You feel me just beyond your sight There is no use in turning round You checked the windows all were closed You feel my breath against your ear You felt the cold before you dozed How close before you know I’m here You hear a footstep overhead then count the stairs from where you sit You live alone you mouth the words as though the words could make them true Another step outside your door the handle turns a little bit You lift your foot to take a step another foot comes down with you You feel two taps upon your back exactly where a hand would rest You turn and find nobody there then hear me laughing in your ear You press your back against the wall and feel the tapping through your chest You try to scream I laugh again so close that only you can hear Creepy you whisper in the night Who crossed the room without a sound You feel me just beyond your sight There is no use in turning round You checked the windows all were closed You feel my breath against your ear You felt the cold before you dozed How close before you know I’m here You check the latch you strike a match you watch the flame point at the door You count to three you clutch the key you tell yourself to stay awake You hear the tread beside your bed then feel the weight against the floor You bite your tongue I breathe along with every little breath you take You lift the sheet you tuck your feet you leave no gap for me to reach You shut your eyes I wait outside the thin red dark behind each lid You start to pray I move your lips you hear me tangled in your speech I make you tell the empty room exactly where you ran and hid You grab your phone to call for help the screen is far too harsh and bright You hear it ring beneath your bed before the call has made it through You see yourself upon the screen filmed from behind you in the night You turn to find the lens yourself the picture turns along with you You want to run I let you rise you reach the door and start to shake You turn the lock I tap your back you do not dare to turn your head You hear your bed begin to groan beneath the weight you used to make Your own voice asks you to come back then something sits up in your bed Creepy you whisper in the night Who crossed the room without a sound You feel me just beyond your sight There is no use in turning round You thought the room was yours to keep You thought the laugh meant someone near Now count the breaths before you sleep And tell me how you got in here You wrench the door and reach the hall your bare feet skid across the floor You call for help and hear your voice behind the door upon your right You turn the latch and find your bed the room you left a breath before Your body lies beneath the sheet its open eyes reflect the light You try to speak it mouths the words a heartbeat sooner than you do You take a step it lifts your leg you feel your last resistance break You shut your eyes it keeps them wide and turns them slowly back to you You hold your breath it fills your lungs there is no choice in what you take The hall goes dark the bed draws near your feet move where I choose to lead You feel your hands pull back the sheet your mouth says you should get some rest I guide you down behind your eyes where no one hears you beg and plead The final thing you call your own is something scratching in your chest The scratching stops I lift your head to look beyond your bedroom door You hear me whisper through your lips how good it feels to be set free I leave the bed and cross the room your shadow crawls across the floor I use your voice to tell the dark there is no one in here but me
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