[Verse 1 – female clean vocals, dark & seductive]
The shadows curl around my bed,
whisper secrets in my head.
They paint the world in silver fears,
a haunted choir in my ears.
The monsters come with velvet hands,
drag me through their broken lands.
But in the dark I start to see
a truth they try to show to me.
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[Pre-Chorus – clean, rising, gothic]
Not every terror aims to kill…
some teach the heart what’s truly real.
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[Chorus – big, goth/metalcore anthem]
Nightmares make us human — they show the light we chase!
They twist our worlds to prove we’re safer than the dark we face.
When the shadows try to claim me, I open up my eyes —
and realize the life I live is brighter than their lies.
Nightmares make us human…
and remind us we’re alive.
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[Verse 2 – male screams, shock-rock energy]
I walk the halls of fractured dreams,
a bleeding maze of silent screams.
They tear my fears from skin and bone,
to show me I’m not all alone.
They drag me down to break my pride,
but lift me up from deep inside.
They are the ghosts that rip apart
the fog that hides my beating heart.
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[Pre-Chorus – dual vocals]
These twisted scenes inside my mind
show me the peace I couldn’t find.
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[Chorus – bigger, darker, emotional]
Nightmares make us human — they show the light we chase!
They twist our worlds to prove we’re safer than the dark we face.
When the shadows try to claim me, I open up my eyes —
and realize the life I live is brighter than their lies.
Nightmares make us human…
and remind us we’re alive.
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[Solo – gothic-metal guitar solo, haunting, no vocals, melodische, dunkle Linien, leichte Chorus-/Reverb-Wolken, endet mit einem Disharmonie-Slide]
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[Breakdown – male screams, theatrical shock-rock aggression]
TEAR ME DOWN —
SHOW ME FEAR!
LET THE DEMONS
DRAW ME NEAR!
BREAK THE ILLUSION!
SHOW ME THE TRUTH!
NIGHTMARES TEACH
WHAT LIFE UNCOVERS IN YOUTH!
THE DARK REMINDS ME —
WHAT I’D LOSE!
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[Final Chorus – female cleans + male screams harmonisch]
Nightmares make us human — they show the light we chase!
They twist our worlds to prove we’re safer than the dark we face.
When the shadows try to claim me, I open up my eyes —
and realize the life I live is brighter than their lies.
Nightmares make us human —
and I won’t fear the night…
’Cause every dream that breaks me
teaches me how to survive.
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