Afraid Of The Dark lyrics

Every night, I try to run, but in vain Anytime I stop, it all starts again In the shadows I cast | silhouettes of the past Every day, I lie and say that I’m cured Even though I know they’re just empty words If there’s nowhere to turn | am I destined to burn? Who is | my salvation When | no one’s aware I’m at war Under this skin | I feel a stranger, her sadness and her rage! Under this skin | I hear her screaming and rattling her cage! Fight her! Fight it! | I’m afraid of the dark! Fight her! Fight it! | I’m afraid of the dark! Fight her! Fight it! | I’m afraid of the dark inside me! Every year, I pray that I’ll be released On my knees, I beg and plead for some peace And the answer’s the same: I’m consumed by her flames Who is | my salvation When | no one’s aware I’m at war Give me the light that I need to defeat the dark! Give me the light that I need to escape! If we | cursed instead of | blessed, Help me | lay us | both to | rest