Night Terrors

Night Terrors
Leo Cotton Wheatley

(whispering) now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the lord my soul to keep

3 AM and I'm here again
the nocturnal nightmare has begun
freezing, heavy breathing
paranoia blocking out the sun

how much tripping, I can't take it anymore
I can hear a knocking but there's no one at the door
blood under my fingernails, say it isn't true
I'm pretty sure the voices in my head told me to

I'm having night terrors
night terrors
night terrors baby tonight
I'm having night terrors
night terrors
night terrors baby tonight

psychosis diagnosis
black eyes, skinny as a wraith
what is this sleep paralysis
body's still but my mind is awake

my heart's skipping, I can't take it anymore
I can hear somebody screaming underneath the floor
blood over my dressing table, say it wasn't me
devil living in my soul please just let me be

I'm having night terrors (every time)
night terrors (tell me why)
night terrors baby tonight
I'm having night terrors (everywhere)
night terrors (I don't care)
night terrors baby tonight

as I bolt upright, what have I done
I've got a cold steel blade and it's under my thumb
I start to stroke his face and sing him a song but
is this what I secretly wanted all along

my heart's skipping, my heart's skipping, my heart's skipping, my heart's skipping
my heart's skipping, skipping, skipping, skipping, skipping, skipping

I'm having night terrors (every time)
night terrors (tell me why)
night terrors baby tonight
I'm having night terrors (everywhere)
night terrors (I don't care)
night terrors baby tonight