The Man Who Steals Dreams

Santa Claus has a brother

A fact few people know

He does not have a friendly face

Or a beard as white as snow

He does not climb down chimneys

Or ride in an open sleigh

He is not kind and giving

But cruelly takes away

He is not fond of children

Or grown-ups who are kind

And emptiness the only gift

That he will leave behind

He is wraith, he is silent

He is greyness of steam

And if you’re sleeping well tonight

Then hang on to your dream

He is sour, he is stooping

His cynic’s cloak is black

And if he takes your dream away

You never get it back

Dreams with happy endings

With ambition and joy

Are the ones that he seeks

To capture and destroy

So, if you don’t believe in Santa

Or in anything at all

The chances are his brother

Has already paid a call.