our tale starts one sunny day
when a pony drops to the ground
they're in a deep and unbroken sleep
soon they're followed by the whole town

as the condition sweeps across the land
the narcoleptic pony numbers expand
the sleeping wave cannot be stopped
creeping its way towards Canterlot

[VERSE 1]
A messenger bursts through the door
collapsing onto the castle floor
the pony's words are resigned
warning of the affliction close behind

the sisters are facing a magical foe 
Luna thought she'd banished long ago
a creature that manifests living fright
sustained by the sleeping ponies 
claimed by creeping nightmare's bite

[VERSE 2]
the guards drop down one by one
falling fast asleep, under the morning sun
the sleeping wave creeps unimpaired
drawing closer to the princesses, 
leaving no pony spared

Luna casts her protective spell
to save them from being trapped in dreamscape hell
refusing to be pawns in creeping nightmare's blight
the only two left conscious
ready to take a stand and fight!

[CHORUS] 
they'll defy all the odds
princesses last stand
against nightmares 
made corporeal
'til their last breath
Equestria'll never fall!
they'll fight to the bitter end 
with hearts of steel
as the creeping nightmare 
makes ponies' darkest fears real!


[VERSE 3]
overwhelming eldritch horror 
smashes through the castle wall
the sisters stand resolute,
fearless and ready to brawl
as the nightmares surge forwards
the guardian leads the fight
with faith and conviction in her skills 
as defender of the night

[VERSE 4]
the sisters cleave their magic 
through the nightmarish swarm
their horns burning brightly
unleashing a banishment storm
the dawn bringer holds her ground
while blasting at the waves of dread
a lone nightmare breaches the line
and charges at the guardian ahead

[Bridge]
razor talons spill a drop 
of royal crimson blood
the night's wounded stumble 
makes celestial anger flood
shielding her younger sister
she casts a wrathful glare
with concentrated magic
she erupts a molten solar flare!

[solo]

[VERSE 5]
solar retribution 
annihilates the vanguard swarm 
Celestia rushes over 
to tend to Luna's vulnerable form
a quick healing spell 
ensures her sister's alright
before they blast through the stone debris, 
and carry on the FIGHT!

[VERSE 6]
with the castle breached
and their path now clear 
the sisters resolve 
to end the hordes of fear
in the midst of battle
they glance up ahead
as the fading light instills
a latent sense of dread
there's no time for doubt 
as they ascend to the skies
it's time to bring forth 
the entire horde's demise
with twin sovereign might
they unleash their full power, 
and scour the remnant blight!

[prechorus] 
now braced at the city's edge, 
from their vantage point up high 
in full view of the blackened, apocalyptic sky
as shadowy threads climb across the lands
tendrils converge to feed the mass writhing expanse
the heavens fracture with the sound of an ethereal storm
heralding the nightmare
manifesting its new form

[chorus]
they'll defy all the odds
princesses last stand 
against nightmares made corporeal
'til their last breath
Equestria'll never fall
they'll fight to the bitter end with hearts of steel
as the creeping nightmare 
uses ponies darkest fears 
to become real