I watched you get burned by that boy
I watched you get used by a toy
I stood in the shadow
And saw your pain
I saw him carve your name

The tree still stands with hearts a many
I thought he wouldn't hurt you but he hurt many
I stood in the shadow
And looked the other way
Hoping never he would come my way

You were my friend but are you still
Lying buries in a cold dark hill
I stood in the shadow
And look up at the sky
And watched white clouds flying by

We knew each other in a past life
You'd cut me down with a knife
I stood in the shadow
Afraid of the sun
To scared to stay but afraid to run

I see how it works in this world
I watched as another story unfurled
I stood in the shadow
And I looked on in pain
Knowing I could have ended your pain

I just had to speak say one simple word
Even if I could never be heard
I stood in the shadow
I stood oh so still
Hoping and bending the world to my will

The boy disappeared and you looked my way
And I closed in on my prey
I stood in the shadow
I touched her hand
Thin and cold she could hardly stand

I helped her to her feet
And left her at the street
I stood in the sun
And shielded mine eyes
And knew it was worth one last try