Drinking Nightmares (Remastered)
On the run from a dragon with a child we'd taken, we hid in the wrong cave. Umbrasanthar found us there and fed on our worst memories, and one by one each of us relived the thing that broke us, while he kept calling Jaro to come and wake him. Our DM called it my Stairway to Heaven, because a whole lot of story happened in that cave.
The bad has to go somewhere
I can drink your pain and fear
So give it all to me
And leave you to be free
Come
Come
Closer
Soon the nightmares will be over
Another step, then one more
Drag ourselves across the floor
Got to get down through the pass
Run from dragon's burning wrath
Come
Come
Closer
Soon the nightmares will be over
We stole a kid, shining hope
Peaceful city gave us rope
Enough to hang us to death
Ran before our final breath
Come
Closer
Come come come closer
Soon the nightmares will be over
Wait something's wrong inside this cave
Isn't grass, can't look, not brave
What's that awful sucking sound?
Tendrils grabbing from the ground!
Be not afraid dearest ones
In your dreams we'll have some fun
One last time, your memory
Darkest secrets give to me
There's a door before my eyes
Horror crazed I recognize
Helpless reach out turn the knob
Past I see memory jogged
Good
Good
Remember
Soon the nightmares will be over
It's my room from as a kid
In Tempus Arcanum hid
With my father Sharakhal
From the tower couldn't fall
Good
Good
Remember
Soon the nightmares will be over
Watch young Maeven see a bird
But too late, she has been heard
Father comes to take away
Any chance she had to play
Good
Good
Remember
Soon the nightmares will be over
She'll come by wing to curse you
I will not let you face doom
Chalice fills with resentment
Fear and rebellion intense
Be not afraid dearest ones
In your dreams we'll have some fun
One last time, your memory
Darkest secrets give to me
Ran down stairs, in stall we hid
Now a cell, a jail instead
Massive demon laughs at us
Will punish the traitorous
Run
Run
Keep moving
Soon the nightmares will be over
All the walls are solid stone
But we are not there alone
Before Wei breaks down the door
See the tiefling prisoners
Run
Run
Keep moving
Soon the nightmares will be over
Nothing stands before my blade
Forces coming, run away
Through the glowing yellow door
Screaming voice I've heard before
Run
Run
Keep moving!
Soon the nightmares will be over
Yellow Eyes take wife and kids
Want them back, then read, I'm bid
Chalice fills with double wine
Lonely bitter, hot divine
Be not afraid dearest ones
In your dreams we'll have some fun
One last time, your memory
Darkest secrets give to me
As I reach to grab the book
Stack of papers now their look
Note commands to finish work
Sister's dead, am I a jerk?
Go
Go
Go finish
Soon the nightmares will be over
With a sudden violent crash
Car knocks me into the grass
Driver comes out yelling blame
Say to take me to a plane
Go
Go
Go finish
Soon the nightmares will be over
Chalice fills with sadness, grief
But also tinged with relief
At this change to my routine
The boy holding it not seen
Go
Go
Go finish
Soon the nightmares will be over
Now the boy bids Jaro drink
I'm too entranced to think
Anything is wrong at all
That we all fit in one car
Be not afraid dearest ones
In your dreams we'll have some fun
One last time, your memory
Darkest secrets give to me
Car turns to a bouncing cage
Last time here, I was enraged
Now I know what's happening
Though it's not the nicest dream
Hey
Hey
Come wake me
Soon the nightmares will be over
Man pokes at me with a spear
Says soon my secrets they'll hear
Thinks a gem in Shadow Weald
He's a sickness we will heal
Hey
Hey
Come wake me
Soon the nightmares will be over
Hey hey hey
Come wake me
Soon the nightmares will be over
Cloak with fancy swirling M
To Aethralis, takes us in
I see my god, holding cup
Nods to me and drinks it up
Hey
Hey
Come wake me
Soon the nightmares will be over
Yeah
We go in, perspective change
We just got here, but it's strange
Instead of in, down to cell
Marching out to face new hell
Be not afraid dearest ones
In your dreams we'll have some fun
One last time, your memory
Darkest secrets give to me
Marching out beside my dad
Last conversation we had
Says we're fine, the intel's good
The best weapons understood
No no
Not not another
Soon the nightmares will be over
We'll come home, I promise you
Hear him but I know he's doomed
Crying inside, march along
Try to sing dwarf battle song
No no
Not not another
Soon the nightmares will be over
Please not another
Please let this nightmare be over
Again, wizard staff shatters
Sudden silence, then I heard
Archon's whisper, sibilant
One word, die, and down dad went
No no
Not another
Soon the nightmares will be over
One more time, the chalice fills
Jaro, take inside the ills
Free your friend of pain and grief
That Ulf may also believe
Be not afraid dearest ones
In your dreams we'll have some fun
One last time, your memory
Darkest secrets give to me
Flash of light as my shell cracks
Dragonborn at last I hatch
Bahamut's eyes, yellow light
Foretelling an endless night
All
All
Take them in
Soon the nightmares will be over
Meow at crash of shattered glass
Thought my cat tail room to pass
Deima comes at me to spray
Steven's hair jar I must pay
All
All
Take them in
Soon the nightmares will be over
We awake tied in the cave
Tendrils wrapping, minds enslaved
To Jaro's mouth, fluid drips
Distilled terrors of our trip
All
All!
Take them in
Soon the nightmares will be over
As we pull free from our grave
Centaur smiles, says we're saved
If that's true, then why's it seem
He's forgot reality?
Be not afraid, dearest ones
In your dreams we'll have some fun
One last time, your memory
Darkest secrets give to me
I'm the one that thirsts below
Come and wake me up, Jaro
The dreamer in the drowning dark
Need not fear my bite nor bark
I will drink the nightmares in
Across all of Teladrimm
Good dreams only near and far
Come embrace Umbrasanthar
Come embrace Umbrasanthar
Come find me!
Wake me up
Come find me!
Wake me up
I'm waiting for you
Together, we can end the pain
End the pain!
Of the world
Of the world