Shadow

I would walk a thousand miles just to get away from you
I would break a million hearts just to prove what I can do
But give me a reason, one little reason to come back, baby
Cause I run for miles to prove to myself I'm fine
Then I find you at the finish line

I would walk a thousand miles if it meant I'd hold you close
I would forge through hurricanes if you said you loved me most
But I've lost my patience
Forgiveness and graciousness won't save your words this time
I'm feelin' so faithless that a sinner can't trade this silly, sorry soul of mine

Cause I'm a shadow on the ground for you to walk all over
On a pretty sunny day that you ignore since you been sober
And really it's okay
I'm surprised I couldn't guess
That a perfect man would meet a shadow and treat her like she's even less

I would run a thousand days if you would let me speak
If I could navigate your maze then maybe I could get some sleep
Beat me and break me, hurt me and hate me
But let me chase your love for days
Cause I run for miles hiding from your smile
Then turn around to see it anyway

Oh, cause I'm a shadow on the ground for you to walk all over
On a pretty sunny day that you ignore since you been sober
And really it's okay
I'm surprised I couldn't guess
That a perfect man would meet a shadow and treat her like she's even less

I'm feelin' like Eurydice
Printin' pages that I send to you that you'll never read
Once in a lifetime I was sure I could take you seriously
Now you know the problem is the promises that you made are a big fuckin' joke to me
Did you know a lighthouse isn't like a White House
Leave the gates open and turn-on-all-the-lights house
Take-a-look-around house
Bring-your-friends-inside house
Take-your-shoes-off, stay-a-while, and drink-your-cupboard-dry house
Steer clear of me, your lonely lighthouse
Everyone says run away
He don't have a fuckin' clue
You're a pretty woman who deserves more than you think you do
I still struggle cause I swear you're better than what they all see
But I'm beggin' you, don't do the shit to her that you did to me

I'm just a metaphor written in ink on a cigarette carton
It's sad, don't you think
That I love you still
Need you still
Read into things you do
Crave your attention
Like hell, if that's something new

I'm a shadow on the ground for you to walk all over
I'm a fly on the wall, can't walk so I'll crawl to the end when this is over
I'm feelin' pretty small
I'm a prize who couldn't guess
That a perfect man would meet a shadow and treat her like she's even less
That a perfect man would meet a shadow and treat her like she's even less