Kamelot Poetry For The Poisoned - Incubus

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There was a time when I was young
A boy with bold ambitions
There was a time when I could tell the crooked from the wicked one.

There was a song that someone sung
A hint of recognition
There was a time I knew you well enough to know you won't be gone.

[Chorus]
Come with me tonight.

Tell me how it feels to be alive.

There was a time I had respect
A name of reputation
There was a time when I could watch myself without being disgraced.

[Chorus]
Come with me tonight.

Let us find a place where we can hide.

[Chorus]
Come into the light.

Let me show you how we stay alive.

[Instrumental]

[Spoken]
The word 'Incubus' means 'to lie on', and it was believed that any feeling in bed, such as a weight pressing down on your chest, especially accompanied by nightmares, was a sure sign that an incubus had attempted to have a nocturnal intercourse with you.
Given the religious fervour of the middle ages, it is not altogether surprising that the idea of a demon lover was believed to account of this phenomenon.