[Verse 1]
I know your steps in the rain
The cut of your coat at the gate
You never see me in the glass
But I’m the shadow at your back
I keep the dogs off your trail
I take the teeth out the dark
When the mean ones circle close
I’m the hand around your heart
[Pre-Chorus]
And you don’t know my name
But I know your fear
Every crack in the night
I’m already here
[Chorus]
I watch over you
I watch over you
I stay in the dark
I stay in the dark
I watch over you
I watch over you
They never get close
They never get close
[Verse 2]
I know the hour you leave
I know the road you take home
One step from the ugly kind
I break the line they’ve drawn
I’m the knife in the grass
I’m the iron in the cold
I keep one hand on the door
And one on what I hold
[Pre-Chorus]
And you don’t know my name
But I know your fear
Every crack in the night
I’m already here
[Chorus]
I watch over you
I watch over you
I stay in the dark
I stay in the dark
I watch over you
I watch over you
They never get close
They never get close
[Bridge]
If the world comes snarling in
I’ll meet it teeth to teeth
If your light starts fading out
I’ll guard the last thing sweet
[Final Chorus]
I watch over you
I watch over you
I stay in the dark
I stay in the dark
I watch over you
I watch over you
You never know me
But you’re safe with me
I watch over you
I watch over you
They never get close
They never get close