She’s Running from Her Shadow

The sound of her heartbeat sends a chill
Cause her heart doesn’t sound so good
Alone with her thoughts she just can’t stand still
Can’t remember if it’s me or if it’s you
So she runs in circles trying to find her way back right
But every stop she makes along the way adds time to her long lonely night

She’s running from her shadow
She’s running from her shadow
As long as she’s running and never turns around
She won’t have to see it clipping at her heels
But as soon as she finds comfort from a loving heart
The shadow says it hurts too much to feel
She keeps running

The thought of losing her is hard to take
Cause I’ve been down that road before
Alone with my thoughts I start to shake
Can’t remember if it’s me or if it’s you
I run my thoughts in circles trying to get inside your mind
But the more I know, the less. Now should I scream or cry

I’m running from my shadow
I’m running from my shadow
As long as I keep running and never turn around
The aching in my gut I won’t have to feel
But as soon as I lay down my head for just one night
My dreams tell me the pain is real
I keep running

And I could blame this on her, and I could tell her she’s wrong
And I could try to forget and pretend to move on
It seems the shadows are darkest when I’m standing in light
But I know they are powerless and can’t put up a fight
I’ll say this again like I’ve heard it before
The shadows will stay cause they’re now part of who we are

Stop running from your shadow... stop running.

(God, give me peace. Let the peace save me from myself, because I always ruin things when I get anxious for the resolution. And let me share peace with those that I know and those that I love.)