You see me in the background
You see me slipping through the crowds
Just a shadow in the night
Not making any sounds
You don't know my favorite color
You don't know my favorite song
And every time you try to guess
You always get it wrong.
You don't know how I am outside of home
And you're always claiming that I have a disrespectful tone
But if you would just open your eyes and look and see
This is just a masking covering me.
You say you know me but you don't really
Well here let me tell you how I am to me
I'm just a shadow
Hiding in the night
I'm just a shadow
Avoiding all the fights
I'm just a shadow
Trying to understand
I'm just a shadow
I can see all
I've got a mask
Hiding my true self
I've got a past
No one else knows
I've got the strength
Of a warrior
I've got a heart
Of gold
Well, hey, it's ok to disagree with what I say
To you, I might just be another stranger on another day
But guess what? I won't let that bring me down
Cause I know I'm special and that's no reason to frown
I've got brains and strength or so I've heard
So stop looking at me like I'm sour curd
I'm okay with being who I am
So could you for once stop nagging and just accept my plans
I don't care about money
I just want to be happy
I want to come home to someone calling me honey
Yeah I know these are probably far-fetched dreams
And I know they may never happen for me
But I don't care cause this is who I really am
And I just wish you would see and understand:
I 'm just a shadow
Hiding in the night
I'm just a shadow
Avoiding all the fights
I'm just a shadow
Trying to understand
I'm just a shadow
I can see all
I've got a mask
Hiding my true self
I've got a past
No one else knows
I've got the strength
Of a warrior
I've got a heart
Of gold
Yeah I know these words probably hurt you
And that was not what I was intending to do
But I am sick and tired of going every single day
Trying to get you to listen to what I have to say
You hear but you don't
And you're never here when I need you the most
Cause you always focus on the negative
Which always leaves me hesitant
To tell you anything about my day
Cause you'll just say there is no way
You claim I'm the liar
But you are too
You start the fires and you start the feuds
You're so controlling
And it leaves me boiling
Wanting to make you understand
The me you see is not who I am
I 'm just a shadow
Hiding in the night
I'm just a shadow
Avoiding all the fights
I'm just a shadow
Trying to understand
I'm just a shadow
I can see all
I've got a mask
Hiding my true self
I've got a past
No one else knows
I've got the strength
Of a warrior
I've got a heart
Of gold
