I close my eyes

I close my eyes
To live and die
A thousand lives
In pale moonlight

Echoed cries
That pierce the sky
Of crimson tides
And blood and wine

I close my eyes
Escape and hide
When shadows fly
Across the night

The wights glide by
My fear subsides
Fires ignite
My soul alights

But when I rise
The dreams don't die
They haunt my mind
With dreadful sights

The sun will rise
And end the night
But in my mind
The dreams still bite