The Devil's Back For More by Rachel Taulbee published on 2020-07-26T21:09:57Z The Devil's Back For More by Rachel Taulbee written for The Fearless Songwriter Challenge 7/26/2020 Prompt: Listening for Hoof Beats That old familiar chill is coming over me If I stay real still maybe he won’t see I tuck myself away, curl up in a tiny little ball Squeeze my eyes shut, try not to hear the click in the hall Hear him creeping up from behind Right through the back door of my mind Climb up my neck like a flight of stairs Whispers in my ear all my biggest fears I hide in my bed sheets Hide in my bedroom Isolate and escape From the dark and the doom Listening for hoof beats Right outside my door Just when I think I’m safe The devil’s back for more I haven’t seen the sun since I don’t know when I shuttered all my windows, keep myself locked in keep myself so quiet every day and every night try and stay awake in case he slips back inside Inside my house and inside my head Whispering in a voice that fills me up with dread No one really likes you No one ever plays fair I don’t know why you try They’ll tease you and pull your hair This always happens to you You'll never get anywhere It’s too late any way You might as well just stay here I hear him creeping up from behind right through the back door of my mind climb up my neck like a flight of stairs whispers in my ear all my biggest fears I hide in my bed sheets Hide in my bedroom Isolate and escape From the dark and the doom Listening for hoof beats Right outside my door Just when I think I’m safe The devil’s back for more just when I think I’m safe just when I think I’m safe I did everything that I could to keep myself safe and still The devil's back for more Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter Comment by Carrie love the whispering! Brilliant! 2020-07-26T23:05:52Z
