Lyrics
I awoke in agony again
I experienced intense pain upon waking again.
Their frantic screams incessant
There were continuous and frantic screams from others.
Every night I relive a sickening sight
Each night, I vividly recall a disturbing scene.
Of a family who woefully lost their lives
A family tragically lost their lives, likely due to my lack of courage.
From my dearth of bravery
I lacked bravery, contributing to the family's demise.
And a monster who roams both the land and sea
A monstrous entity terrorizes both land and sea.
Their grisly deaths indelible
Their gruesome deaths are unforgettable.
No amount I drink blots the shameful sight
No amount of alcohol erases the shameful memory.
Of a family who haplessly lost their lives
Another family tragically lost their lives due to my lack of courage.
From my dearth of bravery
Similar to line 5, expressing regret for not being brave.
And a monster of unmixed malignity
A monstrous being of pure malevolence.
There was blood on their door
Blood was present on their door.
There were limbs on the floor
Limbs were scattered on the floor.
Children's lives surrendered
Children's lives were tragically lost.
They're all dead
Confirming the death of everyone mentioned earlier.
I awoke in agony again
Reiteration of experiencing intense pain upon waking.
Their frantic screams incessant
Repetition of the continuous and frantic screams.
Every night I relive a sickening sight
Repetition of reliving a disturbing scene each night.
Of a family who woefully lost their lives
Repetition of a family tragically losing their lives.
From my dearth of bravery
Repetition of regret for lacking bravery.
And a monster who roams both the land and sea
Repetition of a monstrous entity terrorizing land and sea.
Shouldn't have been a coward
Expressing remorse for being a coward.
Shouldn't have led it to their door
Regret for leading danger to someone's door.
Cruelty came to my neighbors
Confirmation of cruelty affecting neighbors.
Now they're all dead
Confirmation of the death of the mentioned neighbors.
Sleepless out a moonless starlit night
Unable to sleep on a dark night without the moon.
It appeared again my fear materialized
The feared entity reappeared, turning fear into reality.
Equine-like and skinless with black blood in its veins
Describing the entity as horse-like, skinless, with black blood.
Its sinewy muscles writhed when movement made
The entity's muscles moved sinuously when in motion.
Paused and pondered the cessation of my life
Contemplating the end of life during a pause in the encounter.
Chose to leave me alive
The entity chose to spare the narrator's life.
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