I’m not a shadow of my former self, no
I’ve turned into my own shadow,
Never free to go,
Switched places with the one stalking me
It’s been so long, forgot how to be free
I represent the lack of sunlight,
So close but yet so far
I completely disappeared from the radar
People step on me, not realizing
It’s okay though, not really surprising
It doesn’t even hurt anymore
Because I’ve been down on the floor
For so long, trying to remember
Where I came from
The winter season is the worst, no sun
Which means for a second, I’m completely gone
Not even a trace, not even a glance
Scream for help now, it’s your last chance
I’m being swallowed up whole
Merging with other shadows
As my mind goes for a stroll
Please help me back up friend,
I wish to have colour again
Colour in my brain
Not just solid black or grey
That’s pretty much all I have to say
My only dream in life is to live
My mind I won’t forgive
For what it did to me
So desperate, set me free
I want to switch back, I belong up there
Not you,
I don’t deserve to be in despair
I want to have a peek,
Keep getting close
But you’re always in the way
From your head to your toes
Blocking out the heat,
Blocking out the rays
Been down here a thousand days
I’m no longer physical
I’m being hypocritical
You should do this, seek assistance
Only to lengthen your existence
But here I am, sinking in quicksand
It’s really not going as planned
In my mind the shadow keeps growing
While I keep shrinking
I’m getting to the point where I stop thinking
About ever seeing light, ever being free
I know very well that I’m ill
But I’ll get through, I will
Surrounded by the vast nothingness
Angriness wins it from happiness
Evil beats good
Beating this thing? I thought I would
Please help me back up friend,
I wish to have colour again
Colour in my brain
Not just solid black or grey
That’s pretty much all I have to say
My only dream in life is to live
My mind I won’t forgive
For what it did to me
So desperate, set me free
I want to switch back, I belong up there
Not you,
I don’t deserve to be in despair
I dodge the light, as if on purpose
But I can’t help it, feeling worthless
I was made to be invisible
The darkness makes me miserable
Need to break loose of this walking corpse
Trying to do so through these works
The shadow holds me by the throat
Writing these words, and I quote
“I won’t end you, just leave you breathless.”
Nothing good in there, not a message
It’s only the harsh truth, depression is drowning
In your own thoughts, your mind is shouting
In your ear, just make it stop
Pull the trigger and then I drop
Deafening silence, finally
And I lay there silently,
Lifeless
Now I’m free from this crisis
That occupied my head,
The only solution I figured out,
Now I’m dead.
Feb 10, 2018
Feb 10, 2018 at 10:12 AM UTC
I’m not a shadow of my former self, no
I’ve turned into my own shadow,
Never free to go,
Switched places with the one stalking me
It’s been so long, forgot how to be free
I represent the lack of sunlight,
So close but yet so far
I completely disappeared from the radar
People step on me, not realizing
It’s okay though, not really surprising
It doesn’t even hurt anymore
Because I’ve been down on the floor
For so long, trying to remember
Where I came from
The winter season is the worst, no sun
Which means for a second, I’m completely gone
Not even a trace, not even a glance
Scream for help now, it’s your last chance
I’m being swallowed up whole
Merging with other shadows
As my mind goes for a stroll
Please help me back up friend,
I wish to have colour again
Colour in my brain
Not just solid black or grey
That’s pretty much all I have to say
My only dream in life is to live
My mind I won’t forgive
For what it did to me
So desperate, set me free
I want to switch back, I belong up there
Not you,
I don’t deserve to be in despair
I want to have a peek,
Keep getting close
But you’re always in the way
From your head to your toes
Blocking out the heat,
Blocking out the rays
Been down here a thousand days
I’m no longer physical
I’m being hypocritical
You should do this, seek assistance
Only to lengthen your existence
But here I am, sinking in quicksand
It’s really not going as planned
In my mind the shadow keeps growing
While I keep shrinking
I’m getting to the point where I stop thinking
About ever seeing light, ever being free
I know very well that I’m ill
But I’ll get through, I will
Surrounded by the vast nothingness
Angriness wins it from happiness
Evil beats good
Beating this thing? I thought I would
Please help me back up friend,
I wish to have colour again
Colour in my brain
Not just solid black or grey
That’s pretty much all I have to say
My only dream in life is to live
My mind I won’t forgive
For what it did to me
So desperate, set me free
I want to switch back, I belong up there
Not you,
I don’t deserve to be in despair
I dodge the light, as if on purpose
But I can’t help it, feeling worthless
I was made to be invisible
The darkness makes me miserable
Need to break loose of this walking corpse
Trying to do so through these works
The shadow holds me by the throat
Writing these words, and I quote
“I won’t end you, just leave you breathless.”
Nothing good in there, not a message
It’s only the harsh truth, depression is drowning
In your own thoughts, your mind is shouting
In your ear, just make it stop
Pull the trigger and then I drop
Deafening silence, finally
And I lay there silently,
Lifeless
Now I’m free from this crisis
That occupied my head,
The only solution I figured out,
Now I’m dead.
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