Recurring Nightmare

These dreams are the remnants
Of waking memory
The tangible fear
Of everything inside of me
I'm free from the terror
When the sun is shining bright
But nothing keeps these monsters caged
When I close my eyes for the night

They're waiting to get me
On the other side of REM
I feed them with the recesses of my mind
But nothing satisfies them
I know just how they'll feel
When they grab a hold of me
Again and again and again
They sink their teeth in
And I can't get free

So Insomnia stay with me
Close and by my side
Let the moon find my mind
Restless through the night
Hold me in your lively arms
Insomnia hold me tight
I don't think I'll make it to tomorrow
Unless you kiss me goodnight

I can not outrun them
Believe me
Because I've tried
They latch onto my eyelids
And race my vision through the night
Filling me with horrors
That sickly coincide
With the world I live in
Fading only in the light

I feel my pulse quicken
Feel the familiar press
Of an approaching enmity
Dread hovers over my chest
Waiting to cover me like a blanket
I wish with all my might
That they wouldn't bide their time to snatch me up
As soon as I close my eyes

All through the day I live
As if they don't exist
Then come home to emptiness
And close my eyes to this
A tight grip on my bedcovers
As if to keep them at bay
When nothing in my tired mind
Could chase these monsters away

Mr. Sun shows no mercy
He sets far too fast
The moon outside my window
Spotlights them scratching on my glass
Demanding to be let in
Always managing to reach my mind
I may not see tomorrow
If Insomnia doesn't kiss me goodnight