How do I quiet all these voices screaming in my head I hear them whisper through the static on my TV set They show reflections like a mirror as I lay in bed So many years and now the voice feels like my oldest friend This is a war, fire and steel I was a fool to bring you here This is a war, fire and steel You have come too near Every night, every night I tell myself to be brave Myself to be brave In the dark, in the dark monsters come from their caves They come from their caves Try to hide, try to hide but there is no escape There is no escape So I lie, so I lie and say that I'm not afraid But I am afraid How many songs will I write before this goes away Cause every word feels like a puzzle leading me astray It's an illusion, but the warnings make me hesitate Sometimes I feel just like an actor in this masquerade This is a war, fire and steel I was a fool to bring you here This is a war, fire and steel You have come too near Every night, every night I tell myself to be brave Myself to be brave In the dark, in the dark monsters come from their caves They come from their caves Try to hide, try to hide but there is no escape There is no escape So I lie, so I lie and say that I'm not afraid But I am afraid Oh, I wore you like a shadow But now I need a raincoat To make it to the sun Oh, I wore you like a shadow But now I need a raincoat To make it to the sun Every night, every night I tell myself to be brave Myself to be brave In the dark, in the dark monsters come from their caves They come from their caves Try to hide, try to hide but there is no escape There is no escape So I lie, so I lie and say that I'm not afraid But I am afraid