Afraid of the Dark

Every day I try to run, but in vain
 Anytime I stop, it all starts again
 In the shadows I cast
 Silhouettes of the past
 Every day I lie and say that I'm cured
 Even though I know they're just empty words
 If there's nowhere to turn
 Am I destined to burn?
 Who is my salvation
 When no one's aware I'm at war
 (Under this skin)
 I feel a stranger, her sadness and her rage
 (Under this skin)
 I hear her screaming and rattling in her cage
 (Fight her! Fight it!)
 I'm afraid of the dark!
 (Fight her! Fight it!)
 I'm afraid of the dark!
 (Fight her! Fight it!)
 I'm afraid of the dark inside me
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 Every year I pray that I'll be released
 On my knees, I beg and plead for some peace
 And the answer's the same
 I'm consumed by her flames
 Who is my salvation
 When no one's aware I'm at war
 (Under this skin)
 I feel a stranger, her sadness and her rage
 (Under this skin)
 I hear her screaming and rattling in her cage
 (Fight her! Fight it!)
 I'm afraid of the dark!
 (Fight her! Fight it!)
 I'm afraid of the dark!
 (Fight her! Fight it!)
 I'm afraid of the dark inside me
 Give me the light that I need to defeat the dark
 Give me the light that I need to escape
 Give me the light that I need to defeat the dark
 Give me the light that I need to escape
 Give me the light that I need to defeat the dark
 Give me the light that I need to escape
 Give me the light that I need to defeat the dark
 Give me the light that I need to escape
 If we cursed instead of blessed
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 Help me, lay us both to rest
 (Under this skin)
 I feel a stranger, her sadness and her rage
 (Under this skin)
 I hear her screaming and rattling in her cage
 (Fight her! Fight it!)
 I'm afraid of the dark!
 (Fight her! Fight it!)
 I'm afraid of the dark!
 (Fight her! Fight it!)
 I'm afraid of the dark inside me