Sleep Demon’s Lament

Yeah. I hunt the night with a heavy grin. My lids twitch

but won't give in. My own curse. I gave my lucidity.

The stars are laughing. The moon's a spy. I'm wide awake

while the hours die. Oh, I'm the sleep demon who can't

catch a dream. Take me through the dark when nothing's there as it seems.

Counting shadows, counting screams. My claws drag through a bed

of ash. Hunger sharp but dreams won't crash. I'm the ghost of my own

mind. The clocks are draggin' ticking slow. I chase the silence but it