Shadows At Home

Verse 1:
Coming home is a comforting thought,
To most that is, for me it's not.
For when the latch turns with the key,
I feel the walls close in on me.
Chorus:
Where every shadow has a face,
Where the light keeps the dark in its place,
My paranoia's electricity
Leaves no hiding place.
Verse 2:
I've come to trust so very few,
I am wary of those that are brand new.
You see a new friend, I see an adversary,
Even of the familiar I am wary.
Chorus:
Where every shadow has a face,
Where the light keeps the dark in its place,
My paranoia's electricity
Leaves no hiding place.
Bridge:
You may lock your doors to keep them out,
But you forget about those you are trapping in.
Those under the floor, those under the bed,
Those in the closet, those in your head.
Chorus:
Where every shadow has a face,
Where the light keeps the dark in its place,
My paranoia's electricity
Leaves no hiding place.
Outro:
The only comfort the light brings,
Is to show you the demons you fear are real.
Do they gnaw and gnash, or is it something more than a meal?
It's not gore or flesh that they desire,
It's something more they require.
When I awake once more this day,
I turn the key to unlock the latch.
I open the door, and close it behind,
Now I relax and can unwind.
It is not the monsters out in the world,
But the one at home
from whom
I must protect
the world.
It's not gore or flesh that sates,
It's what your are they hate.
When I awake once more this day,
I turn the key to unlock the latch.
I open the door, and close it behind,
Now I relax and can unwind.
It is not the monsters out in the world,
But the one at home
from whom
I must protect
the world.