When I was younger, I heard a myth about a serial killer

About how he would stalk the kids and put 'em in the water

He had no motive for what he did, it was only his instinct

And when all the children played, they were afraid of swimming

I went out to the lake today

There was no one there

I tried to hide my disappointment

I tried to hide my despair

I tried to hide my disappointment

'Cause in my mind, he's really there

When I was younger, someone said to me

Life would only get harder

But I couldn't really grasp it, if I only knew better

Not everything you hear as a kid ends up holding water

The things you're scared of don't really exist, like the serial killer

I went out to the lake today

There was no one there

I tried to hide my disappointment

I tried to hide my despair

I tried to hide my disappointment

'Cause in my mind, he's really there

He's really there

He's really there

He's really there

He's really there

He's really there

He's really there

In my mind, he's really there (He's really there)

In my mind, he's really there (He's really there)

In my mind, he's really there (He's really there)

In my mind, he's really there (He's really there)