Shadows of a Wronged Heart

Whispers in the dark, shadows on my back

Running through the town, they're pointing, they lack

Cry out in silence, I wear this heavy load

A story misunderstood, truth yet untold

Walking down the streets of Ottawa Kansas

Echoes follow me, whispers of what never passed

Charged with shadows, painted as the villain in their eyes

A plea I took, to shield the innocence, to keep the quiet cry

They see a monster, but they don’t see the pain

Guilty by suspicion, caught in the rain

Living with the guilt that weighs me down

A silent struggle, a silent sound

A mountain on my shoulders, a ghost I bear

Trying to prove, trying to care

Nobody sees beyond the scar

For the truth, for what they are

Battling the whispers, fighting through the blame

Proof in the shadows, a different story, a different name

Living with the truth that I was just trying to save

A life I loved, feeling lost, trying to be brave

They see a monster, but they don’t see the pain

Guilty by suspicion, caught in the rain

Living with the guilt that weighs me down

A silent struggle, a silent sound

A mountain on my shoulders, a ghost I bear

Trying to prove, trying to care

Nobody sees beyond the scar

For the truth, for what they are

Can’t outrun the judgment, can't escape the past

Hoping someday they will see, hope it lasts

Living with the guilt, carrying the blame

One day they might see through the shame

So I walk these streets, silently alone

Carrying my story, in a heavy stone

Hoping for understanding, for the day they learn

A man’s true heart, can it ever turn?