Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
What’s that hiding
Inside the closet
Shrouded in darkness
It’s mommy’s little monsters
What’s that huddled
Down by the bedpost
Waiting in repose
It’s mommy’s little monsters
I can hear them slithering
Inside the walls
I can hear them shuffling
Out in the hall
What’s that lurking
Down in the basement
Wailing in torment
It’s mommy’s little monsters
What’s that chewing
Up through the floorboards
Vila and abhorred
It’s mommy’s little monsters
I can fell them slithering
Inside the walls
I can hear them shuffling
Out in the hall
Little heathens
Blasphemous creatures
Nasty vermin
Every single one
They want your blood
They need to feed
And now mother has brought them a treat
What’s that howling
Up in the attic
Wild and frantic
It’s mommy’s little monsters
What’s that scratching
Outside the window
Concealed in shadows
It’s mommy’s little monsters
I can fell them slithering
Inside the walls
I can hear them shuffling
Out in the hall
What’s that looming
Behind the curtains
Dripping in crimson
It’s mommy’s little monsters
What’s that creeping
Across the bedroom
Hell bent to consume
It’s mommy’s little monsters
I can fell them slithering
Inside the walls
I can hear them shuffling
Out in the hall
Little heathens
Blasphemous creatures
Nasty vermin
Every single one
They want your blood
They need to feed
And now mother has brought them a treat
Their existence is wrong
All humanity’s gone
Pray you survive until dawn
Dinner is served and now blood has been drawn
Little heathens
Blasphemous creatures
Nasty vermin
Every single one
They want your blood
They need to feed
And now mother has brought them a treat
Lyrics By: Curtis Rx
Inside the closet
Shrouded in darkness
It’s mommy’s little monsters
What’s that huddled
Down by the bedpost
Waiting in repose
It’s mommy’s little monsters
I can hear them slithering
Inside the walls
I can hear them shuffling
Out in the hall
What’s that lurking
Down in the basement
Wailing in torment
It’s mommy’s little monsters
What’s that chewing
Up through the floorboards
Vila and abhorred
It’s mommy’s little monsters
I can fell them slithering
Inside the walls
I can hear them shuffling
Out in the hall
Little heathens
Blasphemous creatures
Nasty vermin
Every single one
They want your blood
They need to feed
And now mother has brought them a treat
What’s that howling
Up in the attic
Wild and frantic
It’s mommy’s little monsters
What’s that scratching
Outside the window
Concealed in shadows
It’s mommy’s little monsters
I can fell them slithering
Inside the walls
I can hear them shuffling
Out in the hall
What’s that looming
Behind the curtains
Dripping in crimson
It’s mommy’s little monsters
What’s that creeping
Across the bedroom
Hell bent to consume
It’s mommy’s little monsters
I can fell them slithering
Inside the walls
I can hear them shuffling
Out in the hall
Little heathens
Blasphemous creatures
Nasty vermin
Every single one
They want your blood
They need to feed
And now mother has brought them a treat
Their existence is wrong
All humanity’s gone
Pray you survive until dawn
Dinner is served and now blood has been drawn
Little heathens
Blasphemous creatures
Nasty vermin
Every single one
They want your blood
They need to feed
And now mother has brought them a treat
Lyrics By: Curtis Rx
Lyrics submitted by Psychonomaly
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"Little Heathens, Blasphemous Creatures. Nasty Vermin, Every Single One. They Want Your Blood, They Need To Feed. And Now Mother Has Brought Them A Treat"
The Person Is Telling Others About What's Going On With Him, But They Probably Only Think He's/She's Going Insane.
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