Lyrics
Oh when the night creeps
Expressing the beginning of a period, possibly night, with a sense of gradual movement.
Up over the hillside
Describing the night advancing over a hillside, setting the scene for the upcoming events.
Oh it's so quiet up here
Highlighting the quietness of the surroundings at this elevated location.
You can hear your thoughts from the inside
Suggesting a deep silence that allows one to hear their inner thoughts.
Oh well it took me a while
Indicating a period of time taken to absorb and grasp the atmosphere.
To take in the atmosphere
Reflecting on the atmospheric conditions and the speaker's state of mind.
Dark clouds of evil all around
Introducing the idea of sinister elements or negativity present in the environment.
You're only dreaming
Repetition of "You're only dreaming" suggests a realization that the negative elements are not real but part of a dream.
You're only dreaming
-You're only dreaming
-You're only dreaming
-There is no hooded killer
Asserting the non-existence of traditional horror figures, emphasizing a psychological nature of the fears.
No dracula
-No frankenstein
-Oh well it's all psychological
-Oh it's all in your mind
-Oh when a boy
Recalling childhood experiences of visiting haunted houses and facing imaginary demons, portraying fear.
We'd visit a haunted house
-And there were demons inside
-Of that there isn't a doubt
-And I would hide behind my hand every night
-With fear right there on my brow
-Oh I see danger in living
Expressing a sense of danger and chaos in the present, using metaphors like a runaway train and bloodhounds chasing.
I'm on a runaway train without wheels
-Now I'm crawling through a tunnel
-With bloodhounds at my heels
-Everywhere I turn there are screams all around
-Behind trees wolves howl
Depicting a nightmarish scenario with screams and howling wolves, intensifying the feeling of distress.
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