Shadows and Dust

Shadows and dust, echoes in the air

Lost in the silence, nobody's there

A whisper of hope, fading away

In the shadows I silently stay

I stand here invisible, trying to make a sound

My voice falls unheard, forever drowned

I give my all, bending every rule

Yet I’m just a shadow, a forgotten fool

Why won't you see me? Do I matter at all?

Caught in the darkness, behind this wall

Trying so hard but feeling so small

Is this my fate? To always fall?

I exist but I feel so lonely

Like my voice is never heard, only shadows only

You never seem to care what I say

Nothing I do can make you stay

Got so far but in the end it doesn't matter

Invisible, shattered, lost in the scatter

Why can't you recognize me?

Am I unimportant to you?

I bend over backwards just to make you smile

Now I’m crying in silence, all the while

In the corner sobbing to myself

While the world rushes by, shadows and dust

Can you see the pain behind my eyes?

A silent cry beneath the disguise

I try to reach but I fall again

Lost in the shadows, surrounded by pain

Shadows and dust, fading away

Maybe someday you'll see me that way

Till then I’ll stay here, silent and still

Waiting for a hope that time won’t kill