Matt Shadows their lead singer says the song was written as per request from the developers of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Watching the initial trailers for the game & looking at production sketches reminded him of the 'S-Town' podcast & its main protagonist, John B. McLemore. Matt also comments specifically on the lyrics: "I decided that the lyrics would shadow McLemore's life." In 2012, antiquarian horologist John B. McLemore sent an email to the staff of the show 'This American Life' asking them to investigate an alleged murder in his hometown of Woodstock, Alabama, a place McLemore claimed to despise. After a year of exchanging emails & several months of conversation with McLemore, producer Brian Reed traveled to Woodstock to investigate. Reed investigated the crime & eventually found that no such murder took place, though he struck up a friendship with the depressed but colorful character of McLemore. He recorded conversations with McLemore & other people in Woodstock. McLemore killed himself by drinking potassium cyanide on June 22, 2015 while the podcast was still in production. In the narrative of the podcast, this occurs at the end of the second episode; subsequent episodes deal with the fallout from McLemore's death while exploring more of McLemore's life & character.
Night night baby!
Welcome to the nightmare
Well I'm yor fucking nightmare
Angels shout as demons sing
Doors slam shut, doorbells ring
windows smash, dishes break
Death is free, you'll partake
It's no mistake
now you shiver and shake
Asleep or awake
I'm your nightmare
Colours turn from green to red
You pull the covers over your head
Sweaty palms, your heart beats fast
Death is free, your life is past
Black star the enemy, white light such tragedy
Happiness is priced for me
I'll be buying cause your death is free ya!
Cause I'm your fucking nightmare
It's no mistake
now you shiver and shake
Asleep or awake
I'm your nightmare
Closet doors open then close
Candles burn, dead black rose
On your knees you start to pray
Death is free, it came today
Black star the enemy, white light such tragedy
Happiness is priced for me
I'll be buying cause your death is free ya!
Cause I'm your fucking nightmare
Welcome to the nightmare
Well I'm yor fucking nightmare
Angels shout as demons sing
Doors slam shut, doorbells ring
windows smash, dishes break
Death is free, you'll partake
It's no mistake
now you shiver and shake
Asleep or awake
I'm your nightmare
Colours turn from green to red
You pull the covers over your head
Sweaty palms, your heart beats fast
Death is free, your life is past
Black star the enemy, white light such tragedy
Happiness is priced for me
I'll be buying cause your death is free ya!
Cause I'm your fucking nightmare
It's no mistake
now you shiver and shake
Asleep or awake
I'm your nightmare
Closet doors open then close
Candles burn, dead black rose
On your knees you start to pray
Death is free, it came today
Black star the enemy, white light such tragedy
Happiness is priced for me
I'll be buying cause your death is free ya!
Cause I'm your fucking nightmare
Lyrics submitted by sokorny
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