Darkness

By Peter Gabriel

On Up

Released on September 23, 2002

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[Instrumental Intro]


[Intro]

(Consequence)


[Instrumental Break]


[Verse 1]

I'm scared of swimming in the sea

Dark shapes moving under me

Every fear I swallow makes me small

Inconsequential things occur

Alarms are triggered, memories stir

It's not the way it has to be


[Verse 2]

I'm afraid of what I do not know

I hate being undermined

I'm afraid I can be Devil Man

And I'm scared to be divine

Don't mess with me my fuse is short

Beneath this skin these fragments caught


[Pre-Chorus]

When I allow it to be

There's no control over me

I have my fears

But they do not have me


[Chorus]

Walking through the undergrowth

To the house in the woods

The deeper I go, the darker it gets

I peer through the window

Knock at the door

And the monster I was so afraid of

Lies curled up on the floor

Is curled up on the floor

Just like a baby boy

I cry until I laugh, ah


[Verse 3]

I'm afraid of being mothered

With my balls shut in the pen

I'm afraid of loving women

And I'm scared of loving men

Flashbacks coming in every night

Don't tell me every thing's alright


[Pre-Chorus]

When I allow it to be

It has no control over me

I own my fear

So it doesn't own me


[Chorus]

Walking through the undergrowth

To the house in the woods

The deeper I go, the darker it gets

I peer through the window

Knock at the door

And the monster I was so afraid of

Lies curled up on the floor

Is curled up on the floor

Just like a baby boy

I cry until I laugh, ah, ah


[Instrumental Outro]