When I was young and beginning I was afraid of the dark As I got older, I learned to Put it in quotation marks Now I'm not afraid of the shades and the shapes Cos the shadows know what I fear most Is the daylight ghosts Was it a dream that I saw you My inexplicable friend I must have forgot that you'll never Darken my doorstep again I looked once more at the shapes in the rust On the door But they didn't come close To the daylight Daylight Daylight ghosts So lock me away in the darkness Play me your nightmarish dreams I'm not afraid of your vampires And your vampires aren't afraid of me My guests smile and wave as they head to the graves Where they'll feast on a more generous host A mirror reflecting nothing A curtain about to be drawn The smell of damp newspaper Please hold the doors on the dawn I'm not afraid of the choices I made But the voices know what I fear most Is the daylight ghosts I'm not afraid of the shades and the shapes Cos the shadows know what I fear most Is the daylight Daylight Daylight ghosts