Kamelot - Poetry For The Poisoned, Pt. 1: Incubus Lyrics

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

Come with me tonight
Tell me how it feels to be alive

There was a time I had respect
A name, a reputation
There was a time when I could
Watch myself without being disgraced

Come with me tonight
Let us find a place where we can hide
Come into the light
Let me show you how we stay alive

The word incubus means to lie on
And it was believed that any heavy 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 fervor of the middle ages
There's not all together surprising
That the idea of a demon lover
Was believed to account of this phenomenon