Some nights as darkness covers me It leans in close and whispers strange things Like, 'don't close your eyes kid there's no need for sleep,' And 'we're no better than the grievances we keep' And though the night can't keep its hold on me I've grown wary of the darkness it brings I'm the closest to dying that I'll ever be And it scares the thought of sleep right out of me I lost the means to pick the hours apart Those nights that I spent wasting in the dark Trapped beneath a city that's longing to retire Fixed like some incandescent star When morning came I wrestled with the light My arms were weak and blood was in my eyes I slipped into sleep and I dreamed about night Of the cycles and motions that make up a life How every mistake leaves a notch in your spine And you'll see that I'm doin' just fine Some nights as darkness covers me It leans in close and whispers strange things