I lie in the dark, covers over my head
I don't want to see what lurks under my bed
I read books by torchlight, I'm hoping I'll find
The spell that will keep me from losing my mind
I seek other places, without leaving my room
I remember a time I was safe in the womb
It was dark, it was warm, I was always well fed
I could sleep without fear of things under my bed
And then I grew older, I lived through my teens
It's women, not monsters, that now haunt my dreams
I'd finished my homework, sit watching the box
The scary things under my bed are my socks
By day now I'm working, weekends bring me beer
The night-time returns me to my childhood fears
I can't look in the mirror, I'm scared that I'll see
That the monster I've feared all my life looks like me