Shadow Puppet

[Chorus]

Shadows playing puppetry

Whole life it was on the wall

Your love, now it's killing me

'Cause your love been away too long

[Post-Chorus]

Don't wait too long

It's been away too long

Don't wait too long

It's been away too long

[Verse 1]

Cold sweats in the evening

Bad dreams of you speaking

The harsh truth that I already knew

Now I'm broken in two, just picking up pieces

I can never move on

From all the times that I tried and I wasn't too strong

But I could never do wrong

In your eyes, why you think I'm still singing these songs?

I lost a few friends, now a couple got sons

And it never made sense when a couple got stung

In the same place looking at the same sun

Gave you my trust, never had a trust fund

Now mistakes that I make, yeah, they come in long sums

World for the taking, one day it gon' come

The words that you said, yeah, I never missed one

And I'm here, still here, even when the love's gone

[Chorus]

Shadows playing puppetry

Whole life it was on the wall

And your love, now it's killing me

'Cause your love been away–

[Verse 2]

How many times did I lose my shit?

How many times did I bruise my fist?

All the times I felt so dismissed

When you see it clear but it don't exist

How many times did I shoot and miss?

Counting fears while my mind played tricks

Broke promises I tried making stick

Wasting time and that moment slip

Now I'm on the road and I'm three nights in

Just did a show, should have heard 'em sing

I saw your face when the light went dim

You saw my place in a life of sin

Remember the times when my mind would spin

I was terrified when I packed my shit

Left the crib with my choices slim

I couldn't see it then but you always did

[Chorus]

Shadows playing puppetry

Whole life it was on the wall

Your love, now it's killing me

'Cause your love been away too long

[Post-Chorus]

Don't wait too long

It's been away too long

Don't wait too long

It's been away too long

[Bridge]

Sitting on the bed, praying now (fire)

Didn't know what we know now (fire)

Looking at the city burn down (fire)

Just you and me on the grey clouds (fire)

Out of bounds, I was OT, yeah (fire)

Long nights, didn't know sleep, yeah, yeah (fire)

When I'm back around, you gon' know me, yeah (fire)

When I'm back around shadow homie, yeah, yeah (fire)

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Ooh, ooh

A shadow

[Chorus]

Shadows playing puppetry

Whole life it was on the wall

And your love, now it's killing me

'Cause your love been away too long (don't wait too long)

Shadows playing puppetry

Whole life it was on the wall (don't wait too long)

And your love, now it's killing me

'Cause your love, it's been away