Lay still Steven and I'll tell you a bedtime story.. I'll tell you a bedtime story that's not for all. children. It's a very special story that only special. children will understand. It's a half-awake story and. it will be better if you close your eyes. It's a. story that takes place in a dream like other. nightmares you have known. It's a dream that Alice has. dreamed. You can dream along with him. You can follow. Alice down the staircase deep down the stairs to the. pit where he doesn't want to go but he has to.. If you go to sleep now Steven you can go down the. long and endless stairway and sing sweet songs to Alice. and free him. And if you can't get to sleep Steven. and in the middle of the night you get out of bed when. everything is quiet and the trees are still and the. birds are hiding from the dark you can lie down on. your bedroom floor and press your ear tightly to the. boards. If you listen very carefully you can hear. Alice searching for a way out forever chasing. rainbows.. Sleep tight Steven. And have a good night.. .