Down the Drain

"Do you want a balloon, Georgie?

They float... oh, yes, they float! And when you're down here with me, you'll float too!"

Paper boats in dirty rain,

Names carved deep inside the brain,

Red lines in the sewer light,

Something watches every night.

Streetlight flickers, childhood fades,

Teeth in smiles, rot in games,

Painted face, a perfect grin,

Something old is crawling in.

You can't see it, but it sees you,

You can't hear it, but it hears you.

Down the drain, down below,

Where the broken children go,

Round and round, it pulls you slow,

Round and round, down the drain

Down the drain – you never know.

Laughing mouth with hungry eyes,

Candy-colored lullabies,

Makeup cracking, skin too tight,

Friendly mask, a mouthful of bite.

Balloon red against the gray,

Floating where the lost ones stay,

Every promise turns to skin,

Every smile is hiding teeth within.

You can't run from what's inside,

You can't hide where shadows hide.

Down the drain, down below,

Where the broken children go,

Round and round, it pulls you slow,

Round and round, down the drain

Down the drain – you never know.

Not a face, not a name,

Just a hunger, just a game,

Not a monster, not a clown,

Just the fear we never drown.

It wears a smile, it wears a face,

Painted joy, a rotten place,

It doesn't chase, it doesn’t fight,

It waits inside you every night.

Down the drain, down below,

Where the broken children go,

Round and round, it pulls you slow,

Down the drain — you never know!

Down the drain, down below,

Where the broken children go,

Round and round, it pulls you slow,

Round and round, down the drain

Down the drain – you never know.

"I'm every nightmare... you've ever had.... I'm your worst dream come true.... I'm everything you ever were afraid of."