Shadows of the Unheard

Shadows cast by stories we don't know, whispers of a life unshown

Living with the weight of silent scars, searching for a way home

They see the headlines, judge the man, without hearing the cry beneath

Label the broken, dismiss the pain, ignore the truth that hides waits

Caught in a storm of wrong and right, fighting fears day and night

A survivor’s story, a voice unheard, drowning in the echoes of guilt

What if they saw beyond the scars, beyond the pain in his eyes?

Would they understand the fight, the silent sacrifice?

Still I carry the burden, the ghost in my mind

Longing for peace I can't seem to find

Living with shadows of all that I’ve done

Hoping for forgiveness from someone

Could you see the man behind the sorrow?

Or just judge on the past, never tomorrow?

I am not the monster they portrayed

Just a soul searching through the shade

Every day, I wonder if he's safe, that little boy inside

Wishing they could see the truth, the tears he denied

Seeking redemption in the dark, hoping for light

To heal these wounds, to make things right

So I stand here, not as a felon, but as a man still fighting free

Longing for redemption, for my true story to be seen