Me and My Shadow

I talk to mirrors late at night

Asking who I’ve become inside

My reflection answers softly

“You’re tired, but you’re still alive”

Every scar I try to hide

Every fear I never show

They all stare right back at me

Like secrets I already know

I wear a smile to fool the world

While I’m breaking on my own

Me and my shadow are at war

In a night that won’t see dawn

I’m trying to find my way back home

Before I’m completely gone

I’m screaming but without a sound

I’m lost in what I’ve become

I just want to find myself

Before I’m truly gone

I’ve been carrying this weight

Like it’s written on my bones

Every step feels heavier

When I’m walking all alone

I chase a light I barely see

At the end of all this pain

But doubt keeps pulling me back down

Calling out my name

God, if You can hear me now

Please be near what still remains

Hold the pieces of my heart

Teach me how to breathe again

Me and my shadow are at war

But I won’t lose myself tonight

I’ll fight through every broken part

Until I see the light

Even if I’m barely standing

Even if I’m afraid

I’ll walk back into who I am

Before I fade away

I’m still here