The Shape of an Empty Soul

I traded every dream for a little more gold,

Sold pieces of my heart that nobody could hold.

I laughed when I was hurting, said I wasn't afraid,

Till I couldn't recognize the face that I made.

Now the mirror knows my name,

But it doesn't know me anymore.

I lost my soul somewhere along the way,

Buried it beneath the things I couldn't say.

I chased the light till the darkness took control,

Now I'm walking through the world

With a heartbeat and no soul.

I built a house from promises I never kept,

Filled every empty room with secrets I had left.

There was a voice inside me calling me back home,

But I turned the music up so I could die alone.

Now every road looks the same,

And every door leads nowhere.

I lost my soul somewhere along the way,

Buried it beneath the things I couldn't say.

I chased the light till the darkness took control,

Now I'm walking through the world

With a heartbeat and no soul.

Maybe it's not gone,

Maybe it's only sleeping.

Maybe beneath these scars

There's something worth keeping.

If I can face the fire,

If I can let it burn,

Maybe what I lost

Is something I can earn.

I lost my soul somewhere along the way,

But I hear it whisper underneath the weight.

I'm crawling through the darkness toward a distant glow,

And if there's still a piece of me—

I'll find it.

I'll find it.

Before I go.

The mirror knows my name...

And tonight,

I almost know it too.