LIVING IN THE SHADOWS

Why can't you stay to hold my hand
help me through and understand
help me know to see your ways
explain your abscence in my days
your smile inside your smile at me
makes me believe everything i see
my thoughts of me my thoughts of you
i only see what you want me to
no matter how hard i try or how loud i cry nothing will get through
the only thing worse than being me is wanting to be you
living your life like nobody cares
living in the shadows of other peoples stares
the darkness comes to cover your face
with the distant memories you can't erase
living in the shadows of someone else's cry
fearing happiness after you die
why did you go and leave me to see
how dark the shadows can really be
living in the dark with death as your friend
fearing your depression will never end
coming out and leaving the shadows behind
i've got happiness i never thought i'd find
living in the shadows of someone else's game
filling the empty space of the tangled up frame
no longer living in the shadows feels too good to be true
but the only thing worse than being me is wanting to be you