Shadow (lyrics)

I am just a shadow
A spectre on a chain
A simple spectre tethered
in insubstantial refrain

A Dostoevsky nightmare
A petal coloured pale
Existing for my next breath
and with my next breath fail

I am a lie
Unworthy shadow
I fein alive
and watch it all go wandering by

I am just a shadow
An insignifigant sprite
Existing only in silence
Existing only at night

I find that treacherous darkness
is my only friend
as I fall into chasm
without any end

I am a lie
Unworthy shadow
I feign alive
and watch it all go wandering by

I live by
candle light
I stay tethered
to the night

I am just a shadow
I fade away in light
My existance is sorrow
Yes, this is my plight!

And my substance is hidden
through lies cast on me
Decieving the people
for they know not me

-Dan Puskar 2007, 2010