Before the Nightmare's Done

Verse 1 Each night I close my eyes… Hoping tonight's the night… They don't find me first… Why can't it show… Vacation with the family? Why can't it show… Times I remember fondly? Instead my memory plays… A certain chosen scene… One I've tried forgetting… That never forgets me… Chorus It's just a dream… That's what they say… But the dead still walk beside me In the light of day. I know it wasn't real… But my head can't seem to tell… The difference between a memory… And another trip through hell… Verse 2 The dreams come charging in… Bringing facts stacked with lies… The story I remember… But somehow everybody dies… Faces I couldn't save… Places I can't outrun… Morning always comes… Before the nightmare's done… Chorus It's just a dream… That's what they say… But the dead still walk beside me In the light of day. I know it wasn't real… But my head can't seem to tell… The difference between a memory… And another trip through hell… Verse 3 This is my dream… But really, a terror… I startle awake… Frightened by the horror… Dripping with sweat… I peel the dampened sheet… Searching for what is real… I climb to my feet… I find me in the mirror… Splash water on my face… Working out what's real and not… At a glacial pace… It's just a dream… That's what they say… But the dead still walk beside me In the light of day… I know it wasn't real… But my head can't seem to tell… The difference between a memory… And another trip through hell… Outro The sheets are dry… The room is still… The nightmare's come and gone… But somewhere in the back of my mind… The dream keeps marching on… The sun will rise… I'll face the day… And do what I must do… Then tonight… They'll find me first…