Hush now, lullaby time Sleep should come, but don't you try Shadows waiting at your door Close your eyes... and count to four In my empty bedroom, cockroaches won't stay They're more afraid than you—they know what's in your brain Little spiders on the ceiling watch you while you rest It's cute until you realize you might become their nest This lullaby plays on, but don't rush off to sleep Something in your darkened soul is crawling pretty deep Just the ancient wardrobe creaking, or perhaps a ghost Shadows dance across the wall creating silhouettes Someone's profile you might see, or maybe you're not yet Floorboards creaking—just the cat, that's what you think, poor fool But we don't have a cat at all, now isn't that so cruel? Sleep, but not completely Between dreams and reality Somewhere in this twilight zone You'll find answers to your agony Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, close your little eyes real soon Just be warned that 'neath your bed someone's breathing much more smooth Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, don't look at the darkened corner If something grabs your ankle tight—it's just playing games with you Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, sleep my precious little darling If you hear some footsteps near—don't be scared, it's just a guest Kindergarten's empty now, but toys are never bored At night they come alive and play games you can't afford By morning you will find them in entirely new spots While children's laughter lingers on the walls, congealed in dots This ancient house can sing if you just listen in the dark It tells you who lived here before and who died in the park The floorboards remember all: each footstep, every scream And when you go to bed at night, their faces start to gleam Time runs backward in this place, the clock hands move awry If you wake up at three AM, you'll see the blackest sky And in the window of the house across someone stares at you They wave so gently, beckon close, but going there won't do Sleep, but not completely Between dreams and reality Somewhere in this twilight zone You'll find answers to your agony Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, close your little eyes real soon Just be warned that 'neath your bed someone's breathing much more smooth Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, don't look at the darkened corner If something grabs your ankle tight—it's just playing games with you Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, sleep my precious little darling If you hear some footsteps near—don't be scared, it's just a guest We're all children of the darkness, came from void to light And we'll return to darkness when our life is out of sight There's really nothing wrong with this, it's just the natural way The darkness keeps us safe and sound and calls us home to stay Creaking in the closet, waiting 'neath the floor On the roof there's someone crying softly evermore In the mirror in the empty water of the glass Your face looks different than before, not like it was in past Clocks are ticking backward now, your phone is out of charge And though the door is locked from inside, no key is there at large Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, close your little eyes real soon Just be warned that 'neath your bed someone's breathing much more smooth Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, don't look at the darkened corner If something grabs your ankle tight—it's just playing games with you Hush-a-bye, don't you cry, sleep my precious little darling If you hear some footsteps near—don't be scared, it's just a guest We'll go soon, now get some rest... Count to three and hold your breath... Don't be scared of darkness near... It's just you... and also... you...
