I think I’m finally ready to admit defeat
Drop all my armor down to my feet
and raise this white flag up high in the air

Call off the search, ‘cause I’m settled down
No disappearing, no more runnin’ ‘round
I’ll be on the other end of every call I swear
If I believed in god would he answer my prayer

The hardest thing to be
is what everybody wants you to be
But in the shade of my sunny life 
I’ve seen the loneliness of
Living as the shadow of a lie 
In everybody’s eyes

Is that all it takes to fill these clothes?
Hollywood hills of highs to the lonely lows
No vacancy for the in-betweens

Did you think that I would ever find my place
After living my whole life while being chased
by all their sorrows and all their hopes and dreams
Piece by piece I’ll patch up these seams

The hardest thing to be
is what everybody wants you to be
But in the shade of my sunny life 
I’ve seen the loneliness of
Living as the shadow of a lie 
In everybody’s eyes

How can you be yourself when you’re someone else?
How can you fold your hand if no one’s dealt?
It might be time to cash in and go home.
The war almost over, with no ash on your toes

The hardest thing to be
is what everybody wants you to be
But in the shade of my sunny life 
I’ve seen the loneliness of
Living as the shadow of a lie 
In everybody’s eyes

The hardest thing to be
is what everybody wants you to be
But in the shade of my sunny life 
I’ve seen the loneliness of
Living as the shadow of a lie 
In everybody’s eyes


Originally written: Mar 4, 2015

Shadow of a Lie

Denver based Music Producer and solo artist.

Shadow of a Lie

David Bowick