Sometimes I stand and watch my shadow
my silhouette
and I forget
about the person I am

I try to fade
into the pavement
I try and persuade
my shadow to trade
places with me
so I can be free

Then I'd be perfection
just a reflection
I wouldn't be real
so I couldn't feel
all the pain inside
and I wouldn't have to try,
to hide
to lie
to pretend to be okay
when I'm not

I'm so sick of these games
that I am forced to play
just to hide
the truth
behind the lies
of this disguise

because to show you
whats true
would be to hurt you
so quietly, I sit and abide,
trying to hide
behind this mask of lies

as I walk
I talk
to my shadow
and I tell it
I want it to be me
and so we trade places
and I am perfect
I'm just a reflect
of my reflection
pure perfection
flawless
perfect
nothing
 
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