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VERSE I

Eyes slam open, premature awakening

cliffhanging bed of sweat-drenched sheets, teeters at.the.edge.

Curiosity could kill, if it were reality

but inherent protection from death beckons re-entry

Back into bed to tip it over the cliff

plunging body and bed back into the seas of sleep

Back into the nightmare...

Back into the horror...

Cannot resist—must see where it leads

Back into sleep—time to finish the nightmare...

Finish the nightmare!

CHORUS

Learning to love fighting nightmares as they come

Learning to love fighting nightmares as they come

BRIDGE

For every dream to be lived, there are nightmares to be paid!

For every dream to be lived, there are nightmares to be paid!

VERSE II

Mental virtual simulation

as if burned into film

in the leading part

of a horror story...

—Back into bed to tip it over the cliff

plunging body and bed back into the seas of sleep

Back into the nightmare...

Back into the horror...

CHORUS

Learning to love fighting nightmares as they come

Learning to love fighting nightmares as they come

Never want to live someone else's life

Never want to live someone else's lie...