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WALKING IN SHADOWS
WALKING IN SHADOWS
(T. Beechey)
Nobody knows the real me and the reality is neither do I
Each time I try, I draw a blank and so I've sank beyond the lie
I've spent my life walking in shadows of those I had no desire to
And,through it all,I misplaced any trace of what I could do
I once had dreams, I once had hopes but slopes, they tend to just appear
And here is far away from there where I started in a yesteryear
I've spent my life walking in shadows of those placed high on pedestals
And you'll never guess what happened then: time and again, I played the fool
All I've become is an afterthought bought and paid for by the ones
Who've shunned my every accolade and made me feel so undone
I've spent my life walking in shadows of those to whom I couldn't compare
And somewhere,I lost who I was, but it doesn't matter...no one cares
I've watched as others came along, they were strong and perservered
They cleared the obstacles in their way, meanwhile I stay while others jeered
I've spent my life walking in shadows of those who didn't deserve the praise
So I never blazed my own trail and I failed to capture my own rays
So here I am, which is nowhere is all behind a wall that I created
Outdated and of no one's use, a poor excuse whose time is fated
I've spent my life walking in shadows of those who had no time for me
I could never see my own worth or any earthly reason I should be
