Shadows Hold Peace

(Verse 1)

Streetlights fade into the gray

The noise of the city slowly drifts away

I leave the heavy armor at the door

I don’t want to fight this silent war anymore

Everyone asks me to shine so bright

But there is a sweetness in losing the light

The world demands a performance today

But the dark is where the masks fall away

(Chorus)

And the shadows hold peace

They don’t ask me to be anyone else

In the quiet embrace where the echoes decrease

I finally find a piece of myself

No eyes watching, no promises to keep

Just a beautiful valley where the memories sleep

When the neon world gets too loud to breathe

The shadows hold peace

(Verse 2)

The clock on the wall ticks steady and slow

Tracing the outlines of things I let go

It’s not about sadness, it’s not about pain

It’s the cool, healing feeling of midnight rain

We spend our lives running straight for the sun

Blinded by battles we thought must be won

But healing begins when the curtains are drawn

And you rest in the space just before the dawn

(Chorus)

Where the shadows hold peace

They don’t ask me to be anyone else

In the quiet embrace where the echoes decrease

I finally find a piece of myself

No eyes watching, no promises to keep

Just a beautiful valley where the memories sleep

When the neon world gets too loud to breathe

The shadows hold peace

(Bridge)

It’s a soft velvet blanket for a tired mind

Leaving the weight of the daylight behind

You don’t have to fix what is broken tonight

You just have to sit here and step out of sight

Let the darkness breathe

Let your spirit grieve

Then let it rest

(Chorus)

Because the shadows hold peace

They don’t ask me to be anyone else

In the quiet embrace where the echoes decrease

I finally find a piece of myself

No eyes watching, no promises to keep

Just a beautiful valley where the memories sleep

When the neon world gets too loud to breathe

The shadows hold peace

(Outro)

So turn down the lights

Let the quiet arrive

It’s okay to just be alive

Shadows hold peace

Mmm, they hold peace

Just breathe

Shadows hold peace