[Verse 1]
I-I was sitting on the subway when I noticed a man
He had a strange black box with some wires in his hand
I started getting nervous so when the train stopped
I got off and ended up walking home ten blocks
It feels like the streets aren't safe anymore
People scared to leave their homes 'cause no one's really sure
Who's a friend? Who's a foe? Does anybody know?
You can watch a murder live on Facebook video
[Chorus]
I check my closet (Check my closet)
Where we hang up all our nightmares
Under my bed (Under my bed)
And I still don't see him nowhere
Tell me, who (Who, who)
Who is this Boogeyman?
I check my closet (Check my closet)
It's all just in my head
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I wonder what it's like to be fighting a war
Not knowing the reason why you're fighting it for
Or why when I'm at home alone at night I lock all the doors
I guess these days we can never be too sure
[Chorus]
I check my closet (Check my closet)
Where we hang up all our nightmares
Under my bed (Under my bed)
And I still don't see him nowhere
Tell me, who (Who, who)
Who is this Boogeyman?
I check my closet (Check my closet)
It's all just in my head
[Refrain]
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just in my head
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just in my head
[Bridge]
I just can't shake the way I feel
I feel like I don't know what is fake and what is real
What's real that I feel?
[Chorus]
I check my closet (Check my closet)
Where we hang up all our nightmares
Under my bed (Under my bed)
And I still don't see him nowhere
Tell me, who (Who, who)
Who is this Boogeyman?
I check my closet (Check my closet)
It's all just in my head
[Refrain]
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just in my head
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just in my head
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just in my head
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just (Who, who)
It's all just in my head
Boogeyman was written by Arrested Youth.
Boogeyman was produced by Good Bear.
Arrested Youth released Boogeyman on Wed Sep 27 2023.
I wrote “Boogeyman” right after “The News”… you can sense the similarities lyrically and sonically.
— Arrested Youth, via Instagram (The Story dated September 27, 2023)