A Song for the Shadows

(Intended for two voices)

Both    This is a song for the shadows
            This is a song for the light
            This is a song for the things that could’ve but
            never ever seem to go right

1          My friend I wish I could see you
            I wish I could hold you close
            My friend how I wish I could be with you now
            To heal the pain that haunts us both
            There’s nothing I wouldn’t do
            To erase this grave mistake
            Dear heart how I wish I had not done this
            Left behind only heartache
            A thousand things I could have done
            A thousand words said instead
            Why are these things only clear once they’re done
            Having left us wishing we’re dead?

Both    This is a song for the shadows
            This is a song for the light
            This is a song for the things that could’ve but
            never ever seem to go right

2          Soul friend how I wish I could see you
            I wish my words still unspoken
            How I wish none of this had ever happened
            and I could hold you close again
            I wish I could change this day
            Rewind my life, this left undone
            And though I close my eyes, pray this is a dream
            I open them to find it done
            If this really had to happen
            Couldn’t we just drift apart?
            There must be an easier way than feeling
            As though a creature tears at my heart

Both    This is a song for the shadows (for the shadows)
            This is a song for the light (for the light)
            This is a song for the things that could’ve but
            never ever seem to go right

1          I wish I could have three more words
            Just one more chance to change this
            A chance to heal the cuts we’ve inflicted
            Upon ourselves in anger vicious

2          Just one more chance is all I ask
            One more word to fix our fight
            That maybe we’d be able to laugh again
            Not argue over who is right

1          One more day of holding you close
            To smile away tears and pain

2          One more secret shared in quiet whispers
            Another day spent simply together.

Both    This is a song for the shadows (for the shadows)
            This is a song for the light (for the light)
            This is a song for the things that could’ve but
            never ever seem to go right

1          Where are you…
2          I miss you…
1          Why did you have to leave…
2          Why did we have to fight…
1          Why did we ever come together…
2          Why did we have to fall apart…
1          Where are you…
2          I miss you…

Both    This is a song for the shadows (for the shadows)
            This is a song for the light (for the light)
            This is a song for the things that could’ve but
            never ever seem to go right

1          And maybe when the sky is dark
            And maybe when its cold out
            You’ll see me walking back up the old brick path
            Hoping maybe you’ll forgive me
2          And maybe when you need a friend
            And maybe when you’re alone
            You’ll find me waiting back at home, just sitting
            Hoping maybe you’ll forgive me

Both    And maybe someday you’ll come back
            Maybe we will laugh again
            And maybe we’ll find the problem’s not in us
            Just in the fact that honestly
            We’re afraid…

            This is a song for the shadows (for the shadows)
            This is a song for the light (for the light)
            This is a song for the things that could’ve but
            never ever seem to go right
            This is a song for the things that didn’t but
            maybe someday will turn out right…