IN THE SHADOWS (FOR AMY)
Treyan Porter
All the kings and the noblemen, built you a paper crown
All the jeers and the laughter tore as, the jesters danced around
And all the kings and the fair ladies made you fear
And watched you disappear
As I turned to shed my tear
And did you live in the shadows
And do you lie in the darkness
I saw you go
Do you have any dreams left over after, they took the light from day
Do you have the wounds to prove, you had to hide away
And I’ve been wishing lately that I held the storm at bay
That I had my armor on that day
And I could keep the ghosts away
But now I live in the shadows
And here I lie in the darkness
See how I go
Don’t you know that beautiful pride
Is sometimes just a dirty lie
And all the kings with their devious wars
Are shut behind their rotted golden doors
So here I lay with a sword at my side
And all the innocence has died
But I’ll put on this armor one more time
Last night I had a dream, I saw you smile at me
You were walking that golden highway, away from their pity
And all the kings and the fair ladies close their eyes
And breathe their last goodbyes
As they fall down tonight
And now they live in the shadows
See how they died deep inside
And now I see
That you are free
And I can be
Oh, Amy
Treyan Porter
All the kings and the noblemen, built you a paper crown
All the jeers and the laughter tore as, the jesters danced around
And all the kings and the fair ladies made you fear
And watched you disappear
As I turned to shed my tear
And did you live in the shadows
And do you lie in the darkness
I saw you go
Do you have any dreams left over after, they took the light from day
Do you have the wounds to prove, you had to hide away
And I’ve been wishing lately that I held the storm at bay
That I had my armor on that day
And I could keep the ghosts away
But now I live in the shadows
And here I lie in the darkness
See how I go
Don’t you know that beautiful pride
Is sometimes just a dirty lie
And all the kings with their devious wars
Are shut behind their rotted golden doors
So here I lay with a sword at my side
And all the innocence has died
But I’ll put on this armor one more time
Last night I had a dream, I saw you smile at me
You were walking that golden highway, away from their pity
And all the kings and the fair ladies close their eyes
And breathe their last goodbyes
As they fall down tonight
And now they live in the shadows
See how they died deep inside
And now I see
That you are free
And I can be
Oh, Amy