I look to the right and then to the left,
As I find myself standing in the middle of the woods;
Something inside tells me,
I do not stand at the place where I should.

The woods suddenly start running,
And I find myself freezing;
I stand still there,
With the sound of everything ceasing.

My heart is pounding
‘Cuz I can’t see;
In spite of the light,
There is no path clear to me.

As I stand there stuck to the ground;
I hear something loud from inside of me,
It’s a deafening sound!

I try hard to run from here,
But something is holding me back;
The woods keep running fast,
But my heart beats faster than that.

I clench my fists, close my eyes,
And with all the strength I try to scream;
I fall to the ground and can hear all the sounds,
I finally came out of it,
I finally came out FROM MY 3 AM dream!

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