Got a message in my head that the papers had all come,
Richard Manuel is dead and the daylight's coming on.
I've been wandering through the dark, now I'm standing on the lawn.
If I could give all my love to you, I could justify myself but I'm just not coming through,
You're a pill to ease the pain of all the stupid things I do.
I'm an anchor on the line of a clock that tells the time that is running out on you.
Well, it was cold when I awoke and the day was halfway done,
Nearly spring in San Francisco and I cannot feel the sun.
You were sleeping next to me, but I knew that you'd be gone.
Take some time before you go to think of Mondays coming down,
And the people that you knew and the ones that aren't around.
You've been fading day to day, I've been moving town to town.

I know you're alone
In the dark, all alone
Underneath the covers
Hiding from the demons
That came for your soul.

They might be over in the closet
They might be underneath your bed
They might be just outside your window, baby
Or maybe just inside your head.

But if you let me stay over
I'll try to keep you safe
I've got an army of skeletons
To chase your demons away.

I know that you're scared
You're in the dark, so scared
Simply terrified, no one'll hear you screaming
If they could would they care?

There's only one way to find out
I pray that day never comes
For that would mean the ending of you, baby
The end of you, my love.

But if you let me stay over
I'll try to keep you safe
I've got an army of skeletons
To chase your demons away.

And baby, I can tell you've been crying
Oh baby, I know you've been lying to me
Yes indeed.
Oh baby, I can tell you don't sleep no more
Oh baby, believe me I've been there before.

If you let me stay over
I'll try to keep you safe
I've got an army of skeletons
To chase your demons away.

:)