FADE

I’m always in your shadow

I’m always in your shade

Every time they say your name

All I do is fade

I wish I could do something

To wash away your name

But even past spin cycles

It would always stay the same

I’d take the lamp and cut the cord

Hide away the source

But the light won’t go out

Not even with the force

I’m tired of your shadow

I’m restless in your shade

I want to be one on my own

I’d be a cutting blade

I’d pierce the darkness; carve a way

Through bitter strife and pain

I’d make my own way through the world

Just to earn my name

One day you will hear of me

One day it will be said

Now that’s a girl who wouldn’t stay

She didn’t want to fade