Taming the Shadows

Verse 1

Knuckles white on the handle

Flashlight flickers like a candle

Basement steps looking steep tonight

Wondering why I didn't leave a light

Everything moves when I blink

Kitchen faucet leaking in the sink

Monster stories in my head

Shadows reaching underneath my bed

Pre-Chorus

But I'm stepping down

Planting my feet on the ground

Chest out breathing deep

Secrets I don't want to keep

Chorus

Heart beating loud like a drum in the hallway

Running from the dark won't work always

Grip the rail and I take the first climb

Looking back just for the last time

Face it all till the monsters go away

Walking tall in the dark like it's broad day

Face it all till the monsters go away

Walking tall in the dark like it's broad day

Verse 2

Dusty boxes in the corner

Turning into some kind of giant warner

But I know it's just a stack of clothes

I can handle anything I suppose

Fear is just a cloud in the sky

Passes by while I keep my head high

Heavy metal latch starts to click

Telling myself it was all a trick

Pre-Chorus

Now I'm stepping down

Planting my feet on the ground

Chest out breathing deep

Secrets I don't want to keep

Chorus

Heart beating loud like a drum in the hallway

Running from the dark won't work always

Grip the rail and I take the first climb

Looking back just for the last time

Face it all till the monsters go away

Walking tall in the dark like it's broad day

Face it all till the monsters go away

Walking tall in the dark like it's broad day

Bridge

Close my eyes

Say my name

Win the prize

Beat the game

Chorus

Heart beating loud like a drum in the hallway

Running from the dark won't work always

Grip the rail and I take the first climb

Looking back just for the last time

Face it all till the monsters go away

Walking tall in the dark like it's broad day

Face it all till the monsters go away

Walking tall in the dark like it's broad day