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Can't Live In Your Shadow

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Can't Live In Your Shadow

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VERSE 1.

Here we lie

Another grey sky coming

And we're soon caught in a

Storm

Doesn't really feel like it's home

It always makes me think of the

Rain

That will soon be falling our way

Take my tears and wash them away

Look ahead to a brighter day

CHORUS 1.

I can't hide behind closed doors

Shutting out the ones who care

Pretending everything's alright

Saying everything's

Ok I can't live here in your shadow

I want to say what's in my heart

I want to make what's broken right

VERSE 2.

Here we are

Seems that everything's fine and there's really nothing

Wrong

But our love has turned into stone

It always makes me think of the

Pain

That you cause from the words that you say

You take my strength and I call it a day

Wish it didn't have to end this way

CHORUS 2.

I can't hide behind closed doors

Shutting out the ones who care

Pretending everything's alright

Saying everything's

Ok I can't live here in your shadow

I want to say what's in my heart

I want to make what's broken right

BRIDGE

Part of me

Makes me want to think twice

But part of me

Wants to go forth and fly

Away

Part of me

Doesn't want a goodbye

But part of me

Can no longer deny

Part of me

Wants to heal deep inside

And part of me

Tries so hard not to cry

Part of me

Keeps on asking me why

That part of me

Keeps believing the lies

INTERLUDE

CHORUS 3.

I can't hide behind closed doors

Shutting out the ones who care

Pretending everything's alright

Saying everything's

Ok I can't live here in your shadow

I want to say what's in my heart

I want to make what's broken right

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