Light gets through a crack inthe door
   I tape up the windows once more
   Tight like a cold hand of fear
   Don't fear the stranger within
  
   Hands that petrify the air
   Eyes catching things never there
   Sweet tension caught on my breath
   Don't fear the stranger within
  
   Watch every shape that escapes
   Scared to make that final mistake
   Speak to hear the sound of your voice
   Don't fear the stranger within
  
   Sit in the corner with your back to the wall
   Pray to your God with your head in your hands
   Your mask of fear is shrinking fast
   It's closing in more, amour
   You stand on borrowed time
   Your sweatting palms and chilling brow
   That wide eyed panic makes you laugh
   You cry and laugh
   Freeze until the noise decays
   A shuffle from behind a door
   Your throat is tight
   It makes you choke and smoke and choke
   Eyes will grow accustomed to the dark
   A stiftled scream that won't come out
   There's nothing more to fear
   From the stranger within
  
   Don't fear the stranger within