Nightmares Always Win by Tony Gibbs
All rights reserved © ℗ 2025 Tony Gibbs

Late at night when the shadows breathe,
Something’s creeping at the edge of the screen.
Could be a film I watched at half-past two,
Or the ghosts of things I thought I outgrew.

Close my eyes and I’m falling fast,
Into stories where the danger lasts.
But the curtain lifts when the light breaks in—
Still I swear that I felt cold hands on my skin…

But every fear is only borrowed,
Gone by sunrise, gone tomorrow.
Still they chase me, whispering,
“Try to run… Nightmares always win!”

Nightmares always win—
Till I turn the lights on.
Till I face the monsters
And I prove that they’re wrong.
Nightmares always win—
Till the morning breaks through.
But they fade like smoke
When I stand and push back at the truth.
Nightmares always win…
Until I win too.

Walking streets I thought I knew,
But the daylight flickers—now the sky’s gone blue.
What if dreams became real everywhere?
What if all my fears decided to play out there?

I’m wide awake but the shadows grow,
Faces rising from the undergrowth.
Every heartbeat’s pounding like a drum within—
Feels like midnight found a way to pull me back in…

But every fear is only borrowed,
Gone by sunrise, gone tomorrow.
Still they chase me, whispering,
“Try to run… Nightmares always win!”

Nightmares always win—
Till I turn the lights on.
Till I face the monsters
And I prove that they’re wrong.
Nightmares always win—
Till the morning breaks through.
But they fade like smoke
When I stand and push back at the truth.
Nightmares always win…
Until I win too.

You hear that?
Footsteps limping up the hall…
Shadows scratching on the wall…
But fear’s a trick, a midnight sin —
And nightmares only win
If you let them in.

Nightmares always win—
Till I turn the lights on.
Every demon falters
When the fear is long gone.
Nightmares always win—
Till the morning breaks through.
Nightmares always win…
Until I win too.

They vanish with the dawn,
Yeah, they vanish with the dawn…
Nightmares always win—
Until I switch the light back on.

Nightmares Always Win performed by Vikki Vee

Happy Funday by Tony Gibbs
All rights reserved © ℗ 2025 Tony Gibbs

Yeah… roll out the bed, boots on the ground,
Rushden to Eton — best crew in town.
Come on then… let’s get buzzing.

Stumble out the door with a half-awake grin,
Need a little kick just to get my day in.
Follow that smell down the high street side,
Happy Funday's brewin’ up the morning pride.

Cup in my hand, and the world feels right,
Steam in the air like a neon light.
Rushden buzz with an Eton beat —
Feels like the weekend every day of the week.

“Start your day the Happy Funday way…”

Wake up, shake up, coffee in your hand,
Happy Funday's crew are like nobody in the land,
Rushden buzz, Eaton vibe on repeat,
Find your Happy Funday on any day of the week!

Got a double-shot smile and a baggy-beat bounce,
Life gets brighter with every ounce.
People in the queue say “morning, mate,”
Feels like a rave in a walking state.

From the first hot sip to the last cool drip,
Got the whole town vibin’ on a caffeine trip.
No need for Friday when the groove’s this sweet —
We’ve got Funday magic every day on the street.

Start your day the Happy Funday way…

Wake up, shake up, coffee in your hand,
Happy Fundays crew are like nobody in the land.
Rushden buzz, Eton vibe on repeat,
Find your Happy Funday on any day of the week!

Go on then — get in line, make your day…
proper Happy.

Happy Funday performed by Vikki Vee

UK songwriter. Featured songs have been produced thanks to the talent of Cadence Road, Ryan Arthur, Donna Hazelton, Esther O'Connor, Tim O'Connor, Graeme Duffin, Sandy Jones, John Harley Weston, Kim Copeland, Erin Caldwell, Rachel Williams, Tim Buppert, Pete Dymond, Marcie Summers, Stuart Brayson, Buddy Hyatt, Jim Hyatt, Brian Fullen, Glen Duncan, Bob Britt, Wayne Killius, James Mitchell, Doug Grieves, and Ray Curtis. 

All music and lyrics © Tony Gibbs unless shown otherwise. 

2025 onwards: use of Artificial Intelligence -
Lyrics and creative direction: Tony Gibbs.

All creative work is developed through a human-led process where AI acts as a drafting partner, not a replacement. My role is to provide the emotional truth, lived experience and artistic direction. AI is used only to accelerate exploration, not to author the final point of view.

Some songs have been developed using an AI-assisted creative workflow. Every idea, story and emotional direction originates from my lived experience and/or my own imagination. AI helped me shape structure, phrasing and flow — the final voice, choices and meaning are entirely mine.

All intellectual property for the final lyrics remains with the human author.

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