Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Guide me safely through the night
and wake me with the morning's light.
Now I lay me down to sleep,
my silent scream, my soul to reap.
Choke and burn me through the night,
I can't escape, too weak to fight.
Now I lay me down to sleep,
to wander blind through darkness deep.
The demons now have bound me tight,
my hollow smile seems not quite...right.
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I leave them all behind to weep.
Crimson lines on skin so white,
I will not wake to morning's light.
*Amen.
The first stanza is a common children's prayer. This turned out to be rather darker than I had expected. Title translates as "To End".