In the gloom of dead night Whispers reach your ears Claws scrape closet doors And teeth eclipse nightmares There's a fear that burns inside When waking dreams have gone Spiders crawl along your spine And shadows grasp your arms What's not there is in the mirror Cobwebbed fears becoming clearer Where shadows lie Looking back you'll never see them Ever fading without reason Where shadows lie Lurking fear lingers long Though stricken match obeyed There's a dripping darkness That lingers till the day For dark beasts are watching you When you turn out the lights Watch your back young children Pray you'll rest safe through the night