Yours in the Shadows

(Verse 1)

I see your ghost in every crowded room,

Like a flame I can’t touch but I’m drawn to the fumes,

You laugh and the world just falls into place,

And I’m stuck on the outside, memorizing your face.

You say his name and it cuts like a knife,

Yeah I smile like I’m fine while it’s killing me inside,

I’d tear out my chest just to give you the truth—

But loving you loud would mean losing you too.

(Pre-Chorus)

So I bite my tongue till it bleeds black and blue,

Swallow every “I love you”…

(Chorus)

I’d burn down my soul just to keep you warm,

Stand in the rain just to shield your storm,

Be your safe place, your late-night call—

Even if I’m never yours at all.

Yeah I’d break every bone just to see you smile,

Walk through hell just to hold you awhile,

Be your forever you’ll never choose—

I’ll love you anyway… with everything to lose.

(Verse 2)

You lean on my shoulder, I play it cool,

But your touch hits harder than anything cruel,

You trust me with pieces he never sees—

And I’m dying to be what you need me to be.

I know all your scars, every crack in your heart,

I’d fix every one if you’d let me start,

But I’m just the backup, the “good guy” lie,

The one who stays when the others say goodbye.

(Pre-Chorus)

And it’s tearing me up just pretending it’s fine,

Living this love I can’t make mine…

(Chorus)

I’d burn down my soul just to keep you warm,

Stand in the rain just to shield your storm,

Be your safe place, your late-night call—

Even if I’m never yours at all.

Yeah I’d break every bone just to see you smile,

Walk through hell just to hold you awhile,

Be your forever you’ll never choose—

I’ll love you anyway… with everything to lose.

(Bridge – screamed/raw)

I HATE THAT IT’S HIM WHEN IT SHOULD BE ME—

I’M THE ONE WHO STAYS, WHO SETS YOU FREE!

I’D GIVE YOU MY NAME, MY BREATH, MY VEINS—

BUT I’M JUST THE GUY WHO TAKES YOUR PAIN!

(clean, emotional)

So I’ll stand in the dark where you left me behind,

Still yours… even if you’re never mine…

(Final Chorus)

I’d burn down my soul just to keep you warm,

Stand in the rain just to shield your storm,

Be your safe place, your late-night call—

Even if I’m nothing to you at all.

Yeah I’d bleed every word I was scared to say,

Love you in silence and fade away,

Be your forever you’ll never choose—

I’ll love you anyway…

(Outro)

Even if it destroys me…

I’ll always choose you.