Lyrics

When I was young, I knew the rules
Lights go out, don't make a move
Keep both feet beneath the sheets
Don't give it anything to reach

I heard it breathing through the floor
I watched the shadows cross the door
Pulled that blanket to my head
'Cause something lived beneath my bed

Don't look down
Don't make a sound
Close your eyes
Don't turn around

There's something under your bed
It waits 'til the whole house is dead
You can hide, you can cover your head
But it knows every thought that you dread

There's something under your bed
Getting louder the quieter it gets
You can run when the morning comes
But every night
It returns

I got older, left that room
Different walls, a different view
No more monsters, so they said
Funny how they followed me instead

Now when the world goes still at night
I feel it crawling through my mind
Same old shadow, different shape
Same damn thing I can't escape

Don't look down
Don't make a sound
Close your eyes
Don't turn around

There's something under your bed
It waits 'til the whole house is dead
You can hide, you can cover your head
But it knows every thought that you dread

There's something under your bed
Getting louder the quieter it gets
You can run when the morning comes
But every night
It returns

TUCK YOUR FEET IN
PULL IT UP TIGHT
NOTHING CAN GET YOU
IF YOU DON'T LOOK, RIGHT?

TUCK YOUR FEET IN
DON'T LET 'EM SHOW
DON'T LET YOUR HAND
HANG INTO THE UNKNOWN

There's something under your bed
It knows every word you never said
You can hide, you can cover your head
But you can't bury what you can't forget

There's something under your bed
Still getting louder the quieter it gets
And you can run when the morning comes
But every night
It returns

Don't look down
Don't make a sound
Close your eyes
Don't turn around