Nightmares

I just want to see your fear
When I tell you why
You should fear the sounds at night
The sounds that go bump in the night
Noises from within your room
They’re waiting ~ Waiting for you

I just want to see your eyes
As you look under your bed
And when the lights go out
And where they go at sunrise
I just want to feel your fear before it eats you

They’re Nightmares
No one is safe ~ Adults don’t believe in dreams
They’re Nightmares
You’re not alone ~ Grownups they used to see
They’re Nightmares
No child is safe when the lights go out
They’re Nightmares
It’s all very real

You don’t wanna’ know about
The butcher in the basement
Or the Ogre in the attic
Either way you’re gonna find out
Well you know the house on your street
Where the dare is a scare
It belongs to old lady Mirth who you never see
But you know she’s always there
She’s watching your every move
She’s watching you

They’re Nightmares
No one is safe ~ Adults don’t believe in dreams
They’re Nightmares
You’re not alone ~ Grownups they used to see
They’re Nightmares
No child is safe when the lights go out
They’re Nightmares

When the lights die your boogieman’s there
Monsters in your room ~ Sweating in fear
You scream out loud
Eyes wide ~ You ask ~ Who’s there

Do you remember the woods by your house
The sounds you know you heard
The thing in the deep dark woods
It knows when you’re alone
Watching you when you’re going home
Waiting until night comes along

When the lights die your boogieman’s there
Monsters in your room ~ Sweating in fear
You scream out loud
Eyes wide ~ You ask ~ Who’s there

Worldwide children see the same things
Shapes and shadows all night long
The creepy things crawling on their walls
Oh yes they scared you too

When the lights die your boogieman’s there
Monsters in your room ~ Sweating in fear
You scream out loud
Eyes wide ~ You ask ~ Who’s there

Looking around ~ The familiar is gone
Strangeness surrounds you
There’s no hope till dawn

Psychotic pander
Beware the man with the Hurdy Gurdy

Your little room ~ Changed from the day
It’s dark and nasty
It’s ready for play

The thing in the tree out on your lawn
It’s alive ~ It’s moving ~ It’s moving towards you
It bangs on your window ~ It wants to get through
It hears your breathing ~ It’s coming for you
When you’re alone nobody can hear you scream

The creepy clown your grandma got
It had a murderous look
So you put it deep in the closet
But now it’s looking at you
Well you see its arms reach out
You know it wants to kill you
Pulling up the sheets in fear
You try hard not to cry out

It doesn’t matter much
You hold your breath and you pray
Pray for it to go away
And see the light of day

They’re Nightmares
No one is safe ~ Adults don’t believe in dreams
They’re Nightmares
You’re not alone ~ Grownups they used to see
They’re Nightmares
No child is safe when the lights go out
They’re Nightmares
It’s all very real

It happens every time at night
You see your little night light
Giving you a hazy view
The shadows are coming for you
You really want the big light on
To keep the monsters away
You don’t want to see the things
When the lights die out

It really doesn’t matter much
You hold your breath and you pray
You pray to see the light of day
Another day

They’re Nightmares
No one is safe ~ Adults don’t believe in dreams
They’re Nightmares
You’re not alone ~ Grownups they used to see
They’re Nightmares
No child is safe when the lights go out
They’re Nightmares
When the lights die your boogieman’s there
Monsters in your room ~ Sweating in fear
You scream out loud
Eyes wide ~ You ask ~ Who’s there