Set It Off - Nightmare LYRICS

Nightmare by Set It Off.
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LYRICS:
They're coming, creeping from the corner
And all I know is that I don't feel safe
I feel the tapping on my shoulder
I turn around in an alarming state
But am I loosing my mind?
I really think so
Not a creature in sight
But what you don't know is that

My breathing gets faster
And so does my heartbeat
I wish this was over
I wish that this was a dream but

I created a monster, a hell within my head
Nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
Oh I'm so scared
I created a monster, a beast inside my brain
Nowhere to go, I'm not on my own
My mind impaired to wake me from my nightmare

Wait, something doesn't feel right (feel right)
No, something seems wrong (wrong)
And I've been feeling this way (oh that's too bad), for far too long
As my vision gets blurred, my skin's getting colder
Appearing young, while I'm growing older
I collapse to the floor and scream:
"Can anybody save me from myself?"

I created a monster, a hell within my head
Nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
Oh I'm so scared (oh, oh I'm so scared)
I created a monster, a beast inside my brain
Nowhere to go, I'm not on my own
My mind impaired to wake me from my nightmare

Walking to the ledge, I find myself looking down
Frozen still with fear, now I'm plunging to the ground
If only I knew how to fly, then I could convince myself
This isn't my time to die
Instead I'm rocketing faster and faster
I dive, fall to the floor
And when my body crashes to the pavement
I'm right back where I was before

I created a monster, a hell within my head
Nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
Oh I'm so scared

I created a monster, a hell within my head
Nowhere to go, I'm out on my own
Oh I'm so scared, no, no
I created a monster, a beast inside my brain
Nowhere to go, I'm not on my own
My mind impaired to wake me from my nightmare

(I'm so scared) Awake me from my nightmare

[unknown_winter]

"Appearing young, while i'm growing older"
When you're really short

[AeshmaJoel]

" a beast inside my brain".
Anxiety and overthinking. Perfect.

[dallaswalker]

tbh the suicide part feels both like having to fight off hopelessness and suicidal ideation AND what it feels like to have a panic attack
you find yourself there again and you can't stop it. it just keeps getting faster. if only you could convince yourself you aren't going to die. but it feels like at the end of the panic is the ground and a sudden death
until it ends and you're thrust back into a world of anxiety and exhaustion

[BusterAnimations]

Literally what PTSD and Depression feels like when they combine

[thedeliveryboy]

I love how Set it Off isn’t all “Oh I love you you’re better than other girls” or “I’m mad because you were bad.”

Instead, they make songs that sound different that can fit perfectly with stories.

[SetItOff]

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[sapphireserit]

Friend : What type of music do you listen to?

Me : It's complicated...

[kennedyscott]

My friends: "What music do you even listen to??
Me internally: * screaming *
Me: * plays a song *
Friends: * all look concerned *
Me: "I swear I'm not in a cult"

[AK-jlwm]

I feel like this song is about a person who has always felt safe and sound inside their own mind because reality was too much for them. But it slowly came crumbling down. They couldn't keep running and hiding any longer, they wanted to keep trying, though. The reality starts permeating even their safe haven in their mind, it corrupts and takes over everything they once that to be comforting. This uncovers anxiety and depression that stemmed from finally opening their eyes to a chaotic life they hadn't fully seen before. They eventually couldn't take it anymore and jumped off of a building, as they fell they breifly thought that things could have been different, but then it went black. I believe the reason the song continues is either because they were just fantasizing about their suicide or that they didn't die from the fall, and woke up in a hospital.

This is just my interpretation because people tend to project their own problems into things that are up for interpretation. So you can interpret it however you want, but that's mine.
Don't tell people their interpretations are wrong, the singer/songwriter/band interprets it their own way, and you do too.

[StupidArtOnlineGaming]

This is a song accurately describes my relationship with projects and deadlines.

[briannaa]

Honestly, I have never heard a song more accurately explain anxiety/panic disorder. Thank you Set It Off once again for the great music!

[minzieexe]

I can't stop replaying the "My breathing gets faster and so does my heartbeat" part..this song is truly a masterpiece

[elishajohnson]

Walking into a dark room after watching a horror movie

[Keyofkarma]

When you're about to fall asleep but then you remember all the terrifying things you watched in YouTube and immediately regret it

[hihey]

I remember listening to this song a few years back, and while I liked it, it never resonated with me, I could never truly relate to it. Yeah guys, we all have are paranoid moments, but that's not what the song is about. It is about living in constant fear.
A few months back, I was in a road accident and it was terrifying. While I know that this isn't exactly what the song is about, it really spoke to me. Having to be on the road was exhaustive, I was constantly filled with fear and panic. Especially during the first weeks after, I couldn't function at all. I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress, which, as I was told, was to be expected after a near death experience.
I'm not gonna pour my heart out here. I just wanted to say that I appreciate the song on a whole new level now.
If anyone cares, my PTS is slowly getting better, I am finally coping. :)

[HououMinamino]

This is how I feel during a panic attack. Anxiety combined with medical trauma-related PTSD and a pandemic to boot is a hellish combination.

[ax]

Everyone's like "omg this goes with [fictional character]" and "omg this is so me" but I'm just sitting here freaking out about the instrumentals

[juliapitarresi]

Most people interpret this song (and no interpretation is wrong) as being scared because you're paranoid about demons or something coming to kill you, but I really interpret it as the thoughts inside your head, haunting you.

[Keyofkarma]

90% of us are lip singing it like there's no tomorrow and then our parents walk in the room...

[dinorockchick]

How dogs feel when there's fireworks.