One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away from the lyric and look at it with a reasonable degree of objectivity.
I've probably saved thousands of peoples' lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything.
I'm a big fan of being scared I like being scared. I like being involved in a film that will make audiences scared, that intrigues me.