"Close your eyes," the voice is saying
Is it safe to obey?
I'm not all sure, but it's already done
And I watch as the light fades away

There's a peace in the darkness I find nowhere else
The sweet lullaby of Death
And even though it might be wrong
I must give in to it's caress

The screams of children passing away
Might be delightful to some
But when I wake in the mid' of the night
That's not what I want to hear come

My nights of no rest, my hallucinations
That some claim are parts of my dreams
I remember those things as I lay down to sleep
And like an arrow the moon through me beams

My pillow, my tombstone, the difference is vague
I'd still rather go for a walk
Alone in the darkness, where stars guide my way
Than to wake and believe I am stalked

I still dream of monsters and dolls come to life
I sometimes look under my bed
And before I lay down in it, not feeling safe
I picture me dead in my head

I know that one day when the darkness arrives
I will fear for the sleep never more
I just don't think that I can wait for that day
But to take my own life I want nor

So I'll lay me to sleep as I always have done
Knowing bad dreams come abrupt
And as I close these fearful eyes
I'll pray that I never wake up