Next time you walk at night by the sea Have a look in see a reflection of me The inky black water is where I hide Just waiting for you in the evening tide Next time you are walking in the cold dark night Stare beyond the darkness you may catch a sight I will be there inside the enveloping dark Just waiting for you on the beach, street or park Next time you awake in your room late at night It's me stood in the corner giving you a fright For darkness I am and darker i'll become Soon very soon through your fear you'll succumb I am that nightmare dwelling deep in your brain I'm the demon of your mind bringing you pain I stand in the darkness but you can not see There so many more just like me I am there when the midnight bell's toll I have walked this earth from centuries old Standing in the darkness with a jet black soul The night and I have become the same one My black soul awakens when the daylight is gone