A blood red moon is shining

And outside in the still

The creatures of the night arise

Get ready for the kill

The voices in the darkness

Sirens in the air

Are crying but no soul can hear

The screams of your despair

Living on a nightmare

Living on a nightmare

It's all carrion

When we have gone

Oh, oh-oh, oh, living on a nightmare

(Nightmare, nightmare)

(Nightmare, nightmare)

The gruesome steps behind you

Electrify the nerves

You're paralyzed, the end is near

You get what you deserve

Your home will be the graveyard

You grip my lifeless hand

The end in sight, for Hell is here

Won't see the merry end

Nightmare, nightmare

And so you take another soul

Nightmare, before the dawn

Living on a nightmare

Living on a nightmare

It's all carrion

When we have gone

Oh, oh-oh, oh, living on a nightmare

Living on a nightmare

Heavy metal nightmare

And so they will burn

When you return

Oh, oh-oh, oh, living on a nightmare

(Nightmare, nightmare)