Don't turn out the lights

Don't turn out the lights.

have you checked underneath your bed and in your closet?
look past all the dust bunnies and skeletons laying there
see if there's anything worth fearing.
lift up your pillows and see what scatters away
close your windows so you can keep the howling winds out
but beware- you might accidentally lock something in.

Don't turn out the lights

are you sure you're ready to surrender yourself?
to be completely vulnerable and let your subconscious prey on your innocent mind
there are things lurking in the corners of your skull
spider webs in your sub arachnoid space
that might still harbor an eight legged surprise
prepare yourself

don't turn out the lights

they're the only thing that can save you from the nightmares
the only thing that keep you sane
light is the absence of darkness
because darkness
is omnipotent and permeating
it hides behind doorways and in alleys
just waiting to swallow you whole
it holds hands with the underbellies of the streets
and runs frolicking through all your fears with a magnifying glass
because in the darkness, logic is useless

don't turn out the lights
there's something waiting
going to pounce if you let your guard down
if you lay your head down
and you'll be subject to hours of running
running from men with dark purposes
but your legs don't work properly
your blood congeals in your veins when you're dreaming
you're useless.
so you'll sit and watch as your friends get shot
and part of you knows
that this can't be real
but part of you can't help but feel
everything attached to the situation

don't turn out the lights
because when you wake up, sweaty and trembling
you'll want to know where you are.
you'll have forgotten yourself
forgotten reality
and for a split second, your emotions tell you that reality
is actually back in the nightmare

so don't turn out the lights
unless you're ready to face
what's hiding in the darkness.