you're trapped inside this jabberwocky's jaws
you just kick air when you try to flee his claws
this is your fear
and as long as you believe it
you will not get clear
those fire-breaths have turned to clouds of ash
the coals of hope that warmed you all but smashed
you feel the darkness
pressing in now closing in now

cry out
from the belly of this dragon
scream aloud
that you do not believe this lie
this is not a fairytale
this is now your nightmare
and it must die

you're running down a hallway in the dark
the demons you have made won't miss their mark
they'll tear your flesh to ribbons
if you don't turn and face them
for the fakes they are
embrace the bumbling idiotic fool
the monsters we don't fear cannot be cruel
you found the light switch
flip it up now turn it on now

cry out
from the belly of this dragon
scream aloud
that you do not believe this lie
this is not a fairytale
this is now your nightmare
and it must die

you find your fear dismembered by the light
you find yourself
standing safe beneath the stars
embraced and unpursued