Shadow

[Verse 1] I was six years old When my parents went away I was stuck inside a broken life I couldn't wish away She was beautiful She had everything and more And my escape was hiding out, running for the door [Pre-Chorus] Somebody listen please It used to be so hard bein' me [Chorus] Livin' in the shadow Of someone else's dream Tryna find a hand to hold But every touch felt cold to me Livin' in a nightmare A never-ending sleep And now that I am wide awake My chains are finally free Don't feel sorry for me [Verse 2] All thе days collided One less pеrfect than the next I was stuck inside someone else's life and always second best Oh, I love you now, 'cause now I realize That it's safe outside to come alive in my identity [Pre-Chorus 2] So if you're listening There's so much more to me that you haven't seen [Chorus] Livin' in the shadow Of someone else's dream Tryna find a hand to hold But every touch felt cold to me Livin' in a nightmare A never-ending sleep Now that I am wide awake Then I can finally see Don't feel sorry [Bridge] Mother, sister, father, sister, mother Everything's cool now Mother, sister, father, sister, mother Everything's cool now Oh, my life is good I've got more than anyone should Oh, my life is good And the past is in the past [Chorus] I was livin' in the shadow of someone else's dream Tryna find a hand to hold And every touch felt cold to me Livin' in a nightmare, a never-ending sleep And now that I am wide awake Yeah, I can finally be Don't feel sorry [Outro] Livin' in, livin' in, livin' in the shadow Livin' in, livin' in, livin' in a new day