[Verse 1]
I'm in the hallway on the floor
I cannot stand the dark no more
Oh, I'm lighting candles everywhere
I try to keep the darkness out of here

[Pre-Chorus]
Inside my mind, nightmares are turning real
Oh, inside my mind, I can't control how I feel

[Verse 2]
Now I'm on the second floor
I cannot stand the dark no more
Still, I'm lighting candles everywhere
I try to stay awake out of fear

[Pre-Chorus]
Inside my mind, nightmares are turning real
Oh, inside my mind, I can't control how I feel or what is real

[Chorus]
For the pictures in red, they are still in my head
How can I believe in all of the things I see
When there's a floating head outside watching me?

[Guitar Solo: Mike Wead]
[Verse 3]
The floating head has disappeared
I got to get some water in my face
I turn towards the mirror on the wall
The little sink is filling up, the water's cold

[Pre-Chorus]
Inside my mind, nightmares are turning real
Oh, inside my mind, I can't control how I feel or what is real

[Bridge]
For behind me is the wrinkled head of a woman who's dead
No body, just the head, strong hands around my neck
Forcing me underwater, I'm drowning
Ah, ah, ah, I got to breathe
Ah, ah, ah, got to break free

[Guitar Solo: Andy LaRocque]

[Pre-Chorus]
Inside my mind, nightmares are turning real
Oh, inside my mind, I can't control how I feel or what is real

[Chorus]
For the pictures in red, they are still in my head
How can I believe in all of the things I see
When there's a floating head outside watching me?