[Verse 1]
Standing on my shadow
In the forest deep within
The narrow path gets wider
Asking where I’ve been
I was hiding in the valley
Running from myself
Hanging all my dreams
On a dusty shelf
[Pre-Chorus]
I kept my name in my pocket
Kept my pain on lock
Every door I touched
Had a chain and a knock
But the ground still knows me
When I lose my track
You can’t outrun your own steps
They come calling back
[Chorus]
Dusty shelf, dusty shelf
I can’t leave it there
Dusty shelf, dusty shelf
I was never gone, I swear
Take it down, take it down
Let it breathe again
Dusty shelf, dusty shelf
I’m coming home again
[Verse 2]
Now the trees look closer
Like they know my face
I was sharp with silence
Trying to win the race
But the valley taught me
Every scar can speak
Every buried seed
Still pushes through the weak
[Pre-Chorus]
I kept my name in my pocket
Kept my pain on lock
Every door I touched
Had a chain and a knock
But the ground still knows me
When I lose my track
You can’t outrun your own steps
They come calling back
[Chorus]
Dusty shelf, dusty shelf
I can’t leave it there
Dusty shelf, dusty shelf
I was never gone, I swear
Take it down, take it down
Let it breathe again
Dusty shelf, dusty shelf
I’m coming home again
[Bridge]
If I fall, I fall forward
If I break, I break clean
What I hid in the dark
Still belongs to me
And the path keeps opening
Where the fear used to be
I’m not lost in the forest
I’m finding me
[Chorus]
Dusty shelf, dusty shelf
I can’t leave it there
Dusty shelf, dusty shelf
I was never gone, I swear
Take it down, take it down
Let it breathe again
Dusty shelf, dusty shelf
I’m coming home again