Shadow Dreams

(Shadow dreams

Dreams of a shadow)

[Intro]

The analogy of a shadow dream

Dreams are to shadows as your shadows are to your dreams

In the deepest of the darkness it seems as though they're gone

In the light they are visible

Yet intangible and elusive

Your shadow is the true validation of the fact that you exist

Hence shadow dreams

And here we go

[Verse 1]

Shadow dreams they seem so distant

But the light is strong and no you can't resist it

Keep on pushing, hold out your hand

The light is your friend, go on in Carol Anne

Its always darkest before the light

Nothing's worth having if it's not worth a fight

No love without labor, no labor, no love

Draw on the strength bestowed from above

What can go wrong will go wrong

But if you fall off a horse, just get back on

"I have a dream", the man stated

A shadow dream that he chased to his grave

Just because a dream is lurking in the shadows

Doesn't mean that you should just forget it

I mean, you work and you push and you sweat

And you toil and you strive and drive till you get it: shadow dreams

[Chorus]

Shadow Dreams

Dreams of a shadow (Shadow dreams)

Shadow Dreams

Dreams of a shadow

[Verse 2]

Every dark cloud is hiding a silver lining

But don't get demoralized, keep on climbing

Do all you can to keep your shadow alive

Because you're not far behind if your shadow dies

Make sure you stop and you check tonight

That your shadow is behind you when you walk through the light

Cause a man without a shadow ain't a man at all

I mean, I take it just for granted that my homie's on the wall

Kids see the shadows and they wanna play

But sometimes they're stolen, taken away

Adults are the thieves, the kids get robbed

Throw away that shadow boy go and get a job

Just because a dream is lurking in the shadows

Doesn't mean that you should just forget it

I mean, you work and you push and you sweat

And you toil and you strive and drive till you get it: shadow dreams

[Chorus]

Shadow Dreams

Dreams of a shadow (Shadow dreams)

Shadow Dreams

Dreams of a shadow

[Verse 3]

Fourteen years old I used to want a Bimmer

I guess you could say I was what you'd call a shadow dreamer

I told my father that I didn't think I'd ever get it

I said: "I might as well just forget it"

My father said: "Son, don't be talking so dumb

Hard work and education makes anything come

And plus a shadow dream ain't as far as it seems son

You used to be a shadow dream"

Life is a mystery but let's check history

And see how many people's shadow dreams came true

And if the other people's shadow dreams were equal

Then why can't the next shadow dreamer be you?

That's the philosophy I live my life by

When things get hard through the stress and strife I

Keep on pushing with a full head of steam

Like a train through the tunnel to my shadow dreams

[Chorus 2x]

Uh ha

Shadow Dreams

Dreams of a shadow...