[Intro]
[creak of a door opening]
Tiny lights
Big teeth
Shh, quiet
Don’t breathe
[Verse 1]
Under your bed, I’m bored
Counting all the stains on the floor
You pray, I ignore
Say my name, I appear at the door (hey)
One eye open, that’s wise
I still slide in through your closed blinds
Smile carved in crooked lines
Tuck you in tight with a twist of the spine
[Chorus]
Sleep tight or else
Hope you don’t wake up
I’m the bump in the night when you shake up
Sing you to sleep with a threat and a kiss
“One more peep and you cease to exist”
Sleep tight or else
I rock you and rattle
This is a lullaby, this is a battle
Counting your sheep while I sharpen my nails
If you start crying, I’m ringing the bells
[Verse 2]
Blanket over head? Cute
I chew through the cotton, I’m rude
Your teddy bear’s changed sides
Button eyes watching while I crawl inside
Footsteps in the hall, that’s me
Dragging every nightmare you see
You want peace, I want screams
Trade you your comfort for colorful dreams (ha)
[Chorus]
Sleep tight or else
Hope you don’t wake up
I’m the bump in the night when you shake up
Sing you to sleep with a threat and a kiss
“One more peep and you cease to exist”
Sleep tight or else
I rock you and rattle
This is a lullaby, this is a battle
Counting your sheep while I sharpen my nails
If you start crying, I’m ringing the bells
[Bridge]
[record scratch, echoing laugh]
Hush now, hush now
Clocks all melting on the wall
Tiptoe, tiptoe
Every shadow seven feet tall
You want light? Blow the fuse
You want safe? Bad news
Close your eyes, choose a fate
Either you dream or you stay awake (pick one)
[Chorus]
Sleep tight or else
Hope you don’t wake up
I’m the bump in the night when you shake up
Sing you to sleep with a threat and a kiss
“One more peep and you cease to exist”
Sleep tight or else
I rock you and rattle
This is a lullaby, this is a battle
Counting your sheep while I sharpen my nails
If you start crying, I’m ringing the bells
[Outro]
[slow music-box wind-down]
One
Two
Three blinks, you’re gone
(’Night, kid)