The Shadow I Became - Spoken Western Intro

Intro Out past the last fence line, where the maps give up and the dark sets in... they tell a story about a man who went looking for himself one winter... and never came back the same. This is what he found.

Verse 1 I used to leave the porch light on, In case my soul came home But all that came was midnight, And the sound of being alone I used to know my own reflection, Back when my eyes were kind Now there's a stranger in the mirror, And he moves when I don't try

Pre-Chorus I lost a little every year, Till losing felt the same A man don't turn to darkness fast, He learns it flame by flame

Chorus I am the shadow I became, The smoke after the flame The last thing standing in the dark, That still remembers pain I am the shadow I became, No prayer left to save I didn't run from who I was, I buried him by name

Verse 2 There's a road outside of nowhere, Where the dead grass bends my way Every mile knows what I did, But no mile makes me stay I carved my sins in fence posts, Left my mercy in a ditch Sold my softness for survival, And never did get rich

Bridge I ain't the devil's only son, I ain't heaven's biggest shame I'm just what happens to a man When no one speaks his name I am the shadow I became, The smoke after the flame The last thing standing in the dark, That still remembers pain I am the shadow I became, No blood left to bleed I used to beg the light for mercy, Now the dark kneels down to me

Outro I didn't choose the shadow. I just stood still long enough… for it to choose me.

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