It Was A Dark And Stormy Night...
Creature Feature Lyrics

These hands
The singer's hands are shaking, indicating great fear

They shake
The shaking of the hands is persistent, suggesting a lack of control.

I swear I must be cursed
The shaking is so severe that it feels like a curse.

This brain
The artist is experiencing intense thoughts and feels overwhelmed.

It aches
The thoughts are causing physical distress in the form of a headache.

Any moment it might burst
The singer feels like their thoughts are becoming unbearable and they may lose control at any moment.

Save your soul
The singer is in deep trouble and needs to be rescued or protected.

Don't stop, they're gaining on you
There is an imminent danger and the artist needs to keep moving to avoid the threat.

Heads will roll
There will be consequences if the artist doesn't act quickly.

Don't quit, they're gonna' get you
Giving up will result in the danger catching up to the artist.

This pulse
The singer's heart rate is increasing due to fear and anxiety.

It speeds
The heart rate is continuously increasing and the artist is becoming more panicked.

My nerves have all been fried
The singer's nerves and emotional state are extremely frazzled.

This heart
The singer's heart is a symbol for their emotional state.

It beats
The heart is continuously pumping with emotions and fear.

Forever out of time
The artist is so focused on survival that time has become irrelevant or meaningless.

Fade in to an empty road
A change in setting; the artist is on an empty road during the stormy night.

Rain is pouring on the scene
The weather is very severe and is adding to the tension.

Lightning strikes across the sky
The frequent lightning is creating a sense of danger and tension.

Pray this is a hellish dream
The situation seems so dire that it feels like a nightmare.

Apparitions manifest
The artist is seeing frightening images that appear suddenly.

Poltergeists and entities
The artist is seeing ghostly apparitions and spirits around them.

Unseen malignant threats
There are hidden and dangerous entities pursuing the singer.

They are catching up to me
The danger is getting closer and more immediate.

It was a dark and stormy night
A refrain that sets the tone of the entire song.

Pins and needles down your spine
A physical sensation that suggests fear and anxiety.

Shadows are alive with shapes
The shadows are moving and shifting, creating a sense of danger.

Nameless beasts of long lost lore
The artist is encountering unknown and terrifying creatures.

The forest stirs, ready to pounce
The natural environment is threatening and seems to be attacking the artist.

Feel the darkness at your door
The danger is imminent and close by.

Ethereal revenants
The supernatural beings are eerie and ghostlike.

Phantasms and deities
The artist is encountering a range of paranormal entities.

Bloodthirsty spawns of hell
The creatures pursuing the artist seem to be demonic and dangerous.

Try to get their claws in me
The danger is aggressive and trying to capture or harm the artist.

Be careful or you soon shall find
The singer is warning themselves or someone else to be cautious.

That this life has long passed you by
The sense of danger is so immediate that the artist feels like they are living in the last moments of their life.

Rigor mortis it seems
A reference to the stiffness of the body after death; suggesting a sense of finality or hopelessness.

Has crept up your sleeves
The danger has caught up to the singer and they are powerless.

And dried up your quivering mind
The terror has become so unbearable that the singer is losing their capacity to think clearly.

The angels have long left your side
A sense of abandonment or loss of hope.

Your body's grown cold
The artist is beginning to give up and is losing the energy to fight.

Flesh drips from bones
A gross and gruesome image, representing the finality of death.

And memory buried in time
The danger is so overwhelming that the singer is losing their sense of their life story and memory.

Fiends
A reference to the dangerous entities pursuing the artist.

Take you alive
The danger wants to capture the artist and cause them harm.

Bared teeth
The danger is aggressive and ready to attack.

They gleam
The sharp teeth are very visible and intimidating.

Approaching from behind
The danger is getting closer.

Those claws
The danger has physical weapons that can harm the singer.

Dig deep
The danger is getting more aggressive and can cause severe harm.

The results are most unkind
The harm done by the danger will be very severe and unpleasant.