This song went through a few very different evolutions with totally different chords, arrangement and lyrics.

Through all that though, the inspiration and spirit of the song has remained, which I'm happy about.

The lyrics are loosely inspired by a cyberpunk novel featuring a femme fatale character with very sharp fingernails.

Lyrics

In she walks from a mission

Well she wants to lay her head to rest

Wrap her fingers around you again

And forget the life she's led

There's a glinting in her eye and you know she wants to sigh

A shimmer in the night

I'm dreaming in a mask

There's a wounded child calling to me

You're feasting in the dark

Well your reasons better be good

Lose yourself in limbs twisting and swim away from the pain

Just give yourself a moment

Relax and let me go

Gonna be good to you, you know it

There's a glinting in her eye and you know she wants to sigh

A shimmer in the night

So am I dreaming?

I think I'm dreaming

I don't wanna be dreaming again

I'm dreaming in a mask

There's a wounded child calling to me

You're feasting in the dark

Well your reasons better be good