FADING IN YOUR SHADOW

Intro – soft, drifting)

Yeahhh…

Mmm, mmm…

In your shadow…

Fadin’ slow…

(Hook – emotional, catchy)

I was fadin’ in your shadow, tryna find a place to breathe

Loved you with my whole heart, you just took what’s left of me

Every time you walked away, I still begged you not to leave

Funny how the one I saved is the one who left me weak

(Verse 1 – smooth pain)

Late night calls, you would tell me that you needed peace

I’d show up quick, calm your storms while mine were gettin’ deep

Held you through the breakdowns, through the nights you couldn’t sleep

But when I needed you the most, you were gone within a week

You were sayin’ you were scared of love, scared you’d lose control

I gave you something real, I let you see inside my soul

Thought that you would choose me once the world made you feel cold

But you chose somebody else, left me out in the snow

I ain’t even mad, I just wish you left me honest

Could’ve told me from the jump that your loyalty was borrowed

Now I’m tryna heal, but the pieces feel hollow

Love became a debt that my heart couldn’t follow

(Pre-Hook – soft falsetto)

I gave too much, you gave too little

You played your songs, I played the middle

I held you up through every ripple

Still you called somebody else “your symbol”

(Hook – bigger, layered)

I was fadin’ in your shadow, tryna find a place to breathe

Loved you with my whole heart, you just took what’s left of me

Every time you walked away, I still begged you not to leave

Funny how the one I saved is the one who left me weak

(Verse 2 – deeper emotion)

You don’t even know how hard I tried to keep you close

Gave you all my effort, gave you more than most

But you only loved the comfort when you felt like losin’ hope

Once you found another hand, you just let mine go

You said, “Baby, it’s not you,” but that lie was too familiar

Felt the distance in your voice like your heart was gettin’ dimmer

I was steady holdin’ on while you kept gettin’ thinner

Love became a game and you crowned yourself the winner

Now I’m lookin’ in the mirror tryna recognize my face

Tryna see the happy version that you slowly erased

You took the best of me and left the pieces out of place

But pain made me stronger, now I’m learnin’ how to brace

(Bridge – dreamy, echoing)

Tell me why you say you care… just to watch me fall apart

Tell me how you walked away… like I never played a part

I was reachin’ out for you… couldn’t feel you in the dark

Guess some love is doomed to fail… even once it leaves a mark

(Hook – final, haunting)

I was fadin’ in your shadow, tryna find a place to breathe

Loved you with my whole heart, you just took what’s left of me

Every time you walked away, I still begged you not to leave

Funny how the one I saved is the one who left me weak

Yeah, I was fadin’ in your shadow…

But now I’m finally free.