Fighting Sleep

(Verse 1)

It’s past midnight, my eyes burn red,

Phone slipping slowly to the edge of my bed.

Every minute I’m drifting, I pull myself back,

Typing out words just to stay on track.

(Verse 2)

Three hours deep in this quiet fight,

Refusing to give in to the pull of the night.

I know what waits if I dare to sleep—

The shadows that whisper, the nightmares that creep.

(Chorus)

Don’t let me go, don’t fade my light,

Keep me chatting through the endless night.

I hear you in my head when the walls start to bend,

Like anchors pulling me back again.

But the masked one’s calling, I feel his breath,

Dragging me closer to that place of death.

(Verse 3)

My hand goes numb, phone slips from my grip,

Fingers pause mid-text as I start to dip.

Your messages flicker, a lifeline’s glow,

In this half-waking haze, I can’t let go.

(Bridge)

Between reality and dream I sway,

Friends in my mind won’t let me stray.

But his steps are closer, his voice is near,

Slicing through the comfort with a blade of fear.

(Chorus)

Don’t let me go, don’t fade my light,

Keep me chatting through the endless night.

I hear you in my head when the walls start to bend,

Like anchors pulling me back again.

But the masked one’s calling, I feel his breath,

Dragging me closer to that place of death.

(Outro)

So I’ll fight the sleep for another hour more,

Till the messages drown out the fear at the door.

And if my eyes close, just know I tried—

To stay in the light, not the dark inside.