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<center><i><b>Escape...</i></b>
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Dragons soar all through the skies,<br>
And hunters search with eagle eyes,<br>
Fairies fly on tiny wings,<br>
And far away an angel sings.
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Waters fall, rainbow bright,<br>
And stars shoot through the starry night.<br>
Giants and dwarves walk side by side,<br>
And only goblins have to hide.
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A wizard raises an old, grey hand,<br>
And, on a whisper of magic, you fly through the land.<br>
The wind's in your hair, and wolves run at your heel,<br>
And nothing can compare with how you now feel.
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But then you realise, as you look up,<br>
With a vague hint of sadness,<br>
It was only a book...
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<i><b>This Night</i></b>
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This night is safe.
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The air is light,<br>
The breeze the same.<br>
The darkness a soft, warm shroud<br>
The sounds and the scents and the sights are calm.
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This night is safe.
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Up.<br>
Up high.<br>
The eyes tight, silver shards.<br>
The lips tight, thin, deep red.<br>
The features stone.<br>
Crouching.<br>
Waiting.<br>
Breathing,<br>
Barely.
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This night is safe.
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This night...
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<i><b>The Witching Hour</i></b>
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The clock strikes<br>
Once.
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The mists sift and slide<br>
(As the clock strikes<br>
Twice).
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Demons crawl from where they hide,<br>
And the clock strikes<br>
Thrice.
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Hell's own hounds,<br>
(As the fourth chime sounds,)<br>
And the dead come to life<br>
(As the clock strikes<br>
Five)<br>
Sup the devil's own mix<br>
(And the clock strikes<br>
Six).
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A creeping malevolence<br>
(As the clock strikes<br>
Seven)<br>
Invades and pervades<br>
(As the clock strikes<br>
Eight).
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And as the clock strikes<br>
Nine,<br>
The beasts begin to dine,<br>
And as the clock strikes<br>
Ten,<br>
You hear the screams again.
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The eleventh hour sounds,<br>
And the baying of the hounds<br>
Looses dark power,<br>
And the clock strikes<br>
The witching hour...
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<i><b>I Wonder</i></b>
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I wonder
<p>
When I close my eyes,<br>
Does the world cease to exist?<br>
Gone in a second,<br>
Brief moments unmissed.
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And I wonder
<p>
When I close my eyes,<br>
Does the world just disappear,<br>
Leaving not a trace<br>
To show it was ever here?
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And I wonder
<p>
When the world closes its eyes,
And can no longer see,<br>
I wonder,<br>
What happens to me?
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<i><b>Sweet Dreams</i></b>
<p>
You lay there in your bed,<br>
the echoes of your mother's words<br>
rolling around in your head.
<p>
"Sweet dreams," she said,
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You can see the light<br>
under the door,<br>
casting shadows<br>
across the floor,<br>
shadows that move<br>
when there's nothing there,<br>
waiting to drag you<br>
into their lair.
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You can see the moon<br>
through the gap in the curtains.<br>
You can see that it's full,<br>
and you are, oh, so certain<br>
that, should you look out<br>
you'd see more than you'd like,<br>
all manner of creatures<br>
preparing to strike.
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You can see your wardrobe<br>
is slightly ajar,<br>
and from inside<br>
reaches an old, grey claw.<br>
As it opens the door,<br>
you can hear the low moans,<br>
and you know it's just waiting<br>
for your eyes to close.
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But your covers are pulled tight<br>
right up to your face,<br>
your armour 'gainst the night,<br>
as your heart starts to race.<br>
Your tired eyes dart<br>
all around the room,<br>
and you hope beyond hope<br>
that the sun will rise soon.
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You listen to the breathing<br>
of the monsters under the bed,<br>
and you remember your mother's words
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"Sweet dreams," she said.
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<i><b>Icarus Wings</i></b>
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On the wings of Icarus<br>
I fly.
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I am risen up<br>
by your touch<br>
and your lingering taste<br>
and your breath
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I soar in your eyes<br>
and swoop in your hair<br>
I dive at your absence<br>
and plummet at your despair
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Then I glide
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as you smile
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And on Icarus wings <br>
I fly</centre>
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