Shadow

i will not be broken
i won't fake another smile
you will not make me keep another dream unspoken
you will not make me hide like a child
don't try to walk away
from the answers that you fear
the hour's long past time to stay
and i will not be silent here

are you angry now
you cannot shame me
are you disillusioned now
you will not tame me
these hours, these days, these years
all the hollow lies and wasted tears
i'm remembering how to color outside the lines
and it's you who's gonna lose this time

i will not be chained
i won't just lay down and be beaten
you will not crush me under the weight of your pain
you will not take from me everything i believe in
don't even bother to cry
i'm numb to your manipulations
don't even bother to lie
the song's played out, i'm changing stations
i'm all out of patience

are you angry now
you cannot blame me
are you sorry now
you cannot contain me
too much wreckage under bridges burned
too much blood soaked through pages turned
i'm remembering how to breathe
night has fallen, it's time for you to leave

so remove your shadow from my door
you don't live here anymore

are you angry now
you'll never own me
are you sorry now
you'll never know me
too many bridges burned
too many pages turned
i'm picking myself up off the floor
so remove your shadow from my door.



sandra seigle