The Man of Your Dreams

Close your eyes, little girl, don’t you cry He’s coming down from the midnight sky He’ll hold you close, he’ll keep you warm A perfect shadow in a perfect storm He knows your name, he knows your face He wraps you up in a cold embrace The man of your dreams is finally here To wipe away every single tear... But there is no love in his hollow eyes. He’s in the hallway, he’s at the door You hear his footsteps on the hardwood floor He watches you breathe when the room goes black He’s counting the vertebrae on your back Every sigh that you release He’s the keeper of your peace So sweet, so still, so neatly tailored The perfect lover, the perfect jailer. Oh, he’s the man of your dreams, yeah he’s the one Watching and waiting till the day is done Every breath that you take in the dark He’s leaving a shadow, he’s leaving a mark The man of your dreams... is always there. Now look in the closet, see his shape? There is no exit, there is no escape! He’s under the mattress, he’s under the bed He’s breathing the air right inside of your head! He’s tucked in tight, right by your side Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide He knows what you think before you speak He makes you strong, he makes you weak! He’s not a ghost! He’s not a ghost! He’s the thing that you fear the most! He’s not a man with flesh and bone He’s the monster you built alone! Look in the mirror, tear down the wall It’s your own shadow ten feet tall! The anxiety, the heavy fright That keeps you screaming in the night! He’s the man of your dreams, he’s the shadow you made! The price of the debts that you never paid! Every breath that you take, every move that you make It’s your own mind that’s starting to break! The man of your dreams... is YOU! He’s under the bed... He’s inside your head... Sweet dreams, little girl...