The rhythm behind your melody

I dance in the corner unseen and still

My hands reach for warmth they can never feel

The conga beats but my heart stands still

I’m the shadow you’ll never see

The rhythm behind your melody

Behind my smile hides misery

Unseen shadow that’ll always be

Your eyes glance past like a fleeting breeze

My words dissolve like whispers in the trees

Connection crumbles like falling leaves

This doomed love never had a chance

A fleeting step in a fleeting dance

I’m the shadow you’ll never see

The rhythm behind your melody

Behind my smile hides misery

Unseen shadow that’ll always be

Surrender now to this lonely sound

Where sorrow spins and drums resound

The space between us will never close

A flower that withers but never goes