Wake up to darkness
Wake up to light
What's the real difference
Besides one's filled with fright?

What lurks in the shadows
Nobody knows
Does it bite or claw?
Am I one of it's foes?

Do the monsters leave
When the lights come on?
Do they stay in the corners?
Are they ever really gone?

Are they even real
Or just in our dreams
As we thrash and kick
Are they why we scream?

Is our greatest fear
Our own minds
Where we're powerless and weak
And cannot hide

Where the monsters can get us
Without being caught
Because they're not the culprit
It's all in our thoughts