Silent Shadows

We grew up chasing fireflies in the dark

You’d laugh so loud it lit a spark

Your eyes like summer

Mine full of rain

You never saw the weight of my chain

And I stood there

Your shadow behind

Hiding a heart you’d never find

Silent shadows

Always near

You loved him

But I was here

Through the years

Through the pain

Silent shadows

I remain

You wore his name like a diamond crown

I bit my tongue

I held it down

He had your heart

But I knew the lines

Of your soul

Of your mind

Like they were mine

What’s a lifetime when love won’t fade

A thousand words I never said

I gave you space

I gave you time

But never let go of what wasn’t mine

Silent shadows

Always near

You loved him

But I was here

Through the years

Through the pain

Silent shadows

I remain