Cast a Long Shadow

Another night under the same old stars
They don't shine for you anymore
You start to think that there's something else
Far out there

Drive to the horizon but don't stop there
Drive past the wind and out to where
Your name blows hollow an empty phrase
And you disappear
But the echoes that you hear
They leave you with scars
As you cast a long shadow on the stars

You don't know how things got out of hand
When you were forced to meet these demands
But the house was built upon the sand
And it's sinking

Another thought, a unique take
Nothing to win, nothing at stake
Just another man
Singing for the sake of singing
And the songs ring in your ears
And they tell you how things are
As you cast a long shadow on the stars

A quiet voice that screams so loud
An open book but no one's allowed
To get too close in a crowded
Room of strangers

The days are short but life is long
You can't imagine what went wrong
Just another song in a sea of songs
But they're not lost
And you've paid a heavy cost
Just to be who you are
As you cast a long shadow on the stars

Waiting around for lightning to strike
But thunder spooks you and leaves you light
Floating out to where you thought you might
Just find her
Another string of words
To whisper from afar
And cast a long shadow on the stars
And cast a long shadow on the stars
And cast a long shadow on the stars
And cast a long shadow on the stars