shadows
standing in the shadow of myself
i can't move, scream for help
no one hears, i feel like someone else
why can't you see past my face?
have i lost my place
or have i just lost faith?
all my life, as i lose it all
i watch time make its call
i feel the pain way before the fall
pull me out of the corner i've lived in for so long
give me a place where i can't belong
_chorus:
i can run, i can hide
nothing helps, but i'll still try
this shadow is my home
for now at least
until the one to call my own is the one named me_
looking at the shadows on your face
i see now what time calls space
but the stolen kiss has come too late
i'm breaking now
watch me cry
i bet you wish you had tried
no one came to bring me hope
no one said time could mend
i can't cope
it won't end
it's empty inside, cold from the pain
you could've at least said my name
repeat chorus
darkening clouds, pouring rain
cast the shadows beyond shame
i told you all just how it would be
but no on believes the one called me
look what you did
locked inside, clawing away at my soul
i'm lost and in pain, i bet you didn't know
darkness crowds, i'm scared and without
it's cold within, i need you now
pushed away, always the last in mind
take a look at me, you're wasting time
hold me up, until we both fall
until once again, i can lose it all
i close my eyes for the last time
stop hurting, get back in line
_chorus:
all you had to do was give me your hand
say your love for me won't ever end
but instead, you said we'll never win
oh, look what you did
i tried letting you know what i needed
you say you know, but never leave it
and you've won, i'm done with all of this
now look what you did_
on the ground, i try crying out to you
your voice plays past me, i don't move
disconnect, you'll be the first to know
spinning rooms, where'd it all go?
say good bye, i'm leaving it now
you can't still say you don't know how
screeching lungs, i reach for you
you don't hear, oh , but they do
repeat chorus
_bridge:
lay a rose by me forever
light a candle for my sake
just like the flower, i wither
that's the choice they all make_
repeat chorus
love or hate
i'm breaking down, you just laugh
why can't i just ignore the past?
chained to your heart, i just cry
i can't get away from what's inside
should i still stay, do i go?
that's the choice but i don't know
you turn your head, look away
why do you always treat me this way?
_chorus:
how can so much love lead to so much hate?
does it show? i can't take the pain
but i'll be here still, and holding out for you
still running back for more like i always do_
you're yelling now,i fall down
with my heart stomped in the ground
i've seen that face, you stare straight
not with love, but with hate
you leave me there
nothing's left
where's the heart i thought you kept?
repeat chorus
once you leave, i can't stop thinking
are you the one that i've been missing?
i'm scared but falling fast
how much longer can i last?
leave me there, i'll be fine
maybe one day i'll get what's mine
here i am
(VERSE 1)
you gave your love you gave me all
you gave the things i needed so
i let you in you took control
but i'm leaving you with the most
i know
(HOOK 1)
oh when the loving gets good, you leave me there to cry
always thought you were the love of my life
i knew the way you acted (around me) was so strange
you always told me i need to make a change
(CHORUS 1)
so here i am, on my own again
but still holding on to the love you held within
i know i need to be strong i need to carry on
but how can i make it through, ooo without you
(VERSE 2)
i held my love inside for you
i gave the best to you that i could do
i thought the love we had was so true
but i guess the good times are through
for you
(HOOK 2)
oh all the things i've been through,
i felt so safe with you
never thought you'd make me feel so betrayed
i felt like i was fading into you
with me in my heart you should have stayed
(CHORUS 2)
but here i am, still crying out for you
why can't you see the love i held was true
be the one i'll always need and guide a way for me
tell me the things i need to hear, ooo hold me near
(BRIDGE)
i've tried opening up my heart to you but your love is always gone
you say i'm the only one you need in your arms
i know you say you need my love but you never leave me strong
you always build me up then you leave me all alone
i need you now, please tell me how....you left my life so cold
(repeat CHORUS 1&2)
