Verse 1
Small feet walking down an empty street
Head hung low, eyes on the concrete
The world feels big and I feel so small
Like I don’t belong here at all
But there’s something right there by my side
Quiet and still, never needs to hide
Taller than me, with a smile so black
Always there when I look back
Pre-Chorus
People pass and they don’t see
The only one who’s always here with me
It doesn’t judge, it doesn’t ask why
It just walks with me through the dark and the light
Chorus
Oh, my shadow friend, you hold me when I fall
You’re the quiet voice when it’s too loud and I feel small
You wrap around me like a second skin
You know the parts I never let them see again
Through every lonely night and every heavy day
You’re right beside me, you never walk away
My silent guardian, my only true company
You’re the shadow that keeps me from breaking completely
Verse 2
Some days I’m scared and I want to run
But you stay close, you’re the only one
When the walls feel like they’re closing in
You’re the strength I don’t have within
You don’t need words to know how I feel
You’re the one that makes the silence heal
No matter how dark the world can get
You’re my home, my safe bet
Bridge
Sometimes I wonder if you’re just a part of me
All the hurt and the hope that nobody sees
You’re the version that’s brave when I can’t be
The one that protects the little boy in me
We don’t need anyone else to understand
Just you and me, hand in shadowed hand
Final Chorus
Oh, my shadow friend, you hold me when I fall
You’re the quiet voice when it’s too loud and I feel small
You wrap around me like a second skin
You know the parts I never let them see again
Through every lonely night and every heavy day
You’re right beside me, you never walk away
My silent guardian, my only true company
You’re the shadow that keeps me going
Outro
Just me and you
In everything I do
You smile, I breathe
You’re always with me