Nightly Rhythm
keep quiet
heart and mouth
keep quiet
lest the drag to the south
(again)
keep quiet
rattling of the brain
keep quiet
lest the broken nails
will be broken again
(cracks)
it's okay
in the end, it's not real
forever but not real
they whisper, they scream (friends and lovers)
it's okay, honey
night creatures are a child's dream
they whisper, they scream
sleeping within the seams
no more screams
sleeping within the seams
breaths quiet, heart asleep
the cold takes over
but the nightmare again
breaks the mighty frost
and spills the shards of screams
back to day 1…
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