Shadow Poet

from The Path That Sadness Paved by Future Talk

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You say what I am, is a shadow of what I could have been
But it was your love that took what I was
I’ll be fine and that’s where we differ
Cause I’m bone dry, you’re drowning in the river
And if only the water was as shallow as you

Trying to find your self through another person’s eyes
Say you’re happy in your own skin while selecting your disguise
And now you trade the poetry in your soul
For tired lines and exhausted metaphors

What ever happened to the kid who wanted to be free?

You say what I am, is a shadow of what I could have been
But it was your love that took what I was
I’ll be fine and that’s where we differ
Cause I’m bone dry, you’re drowning in the river
And if only the water was as shallow as you

You always change the rules to complement your lies
But were you really so scared I’d see it in your eyes?
And all I see is a door for me to use
To walk straight back to the life I once knew

What ever happened to the kid who wanted to be free?

You say what I am, is a shadow of what I could have been
But it was your love that took what I was
I’ll be fine and that’s where we differ
Cause I’m bone dry, you’re drowning in the river
And if only the water was as shallow as you

I’ll be fine and that’s where we differ
Cause I’m bone dry, you’re drowning in the river

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from The Path That Sadness Paved, released August 24, 2015

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Mitch Potts
Jay McQuilkin
Jack Cadenhead
Max Elderfield

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