Shadow

Album: Autobiography (2004)
Charted: 57
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  • I was six years old
    When my parents ran away
    I was stuck inside a broken life
    I couldn't wish away
    She was beautiful
    She had everything and more
    And my escape was hiding out and running for the door

    Somebody listen please
    It used to be so hard being me
    Living in the shadow
    Of someone else's dream
    Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me
    Living in a nightmare
    A never-ending sleep
    But now that I am wide awake
    My chains are finally free
    Don't feel sorry for me

    All the days collided
    One less perfect than the next
    I was stuck inside someone else's life and always second best
    Oh, I love you now 'cause now I realize
    That it's safe outside to come alive in my identity

    So if you're listening
    There's so much more to me you haven't seen
    Living in the shadow
    Of someone else's dream
    Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me
    Living in a nightmare
    A never-ending sleep
    But now that I am wide awake
    Then I can finally see
    Don't feel sorry for me

    Mother, sister, father, sister, mother
    Everything's cool now
    Mother, sister, father, sister, mother
    Everything's cool now
    Oh, my life is good
    I've got more than anyone should
    Oh, my life is good
    And the past in the past

    I was living in the shadow
    Of someone else's dream
    Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me
    I'm living in a new day
    I'm living it for me
    And now that I am wide awake
    Then I can finally be
    Don't feel sorry for me
    Don't feel sorry, don't feel sorry for me
    Don't feel sorry, don't feel sorry for me

    Living in, living in, living in the shadow
    Living in, living in, living in a new day Writer/s: ASHLEE SIMPSON, JOHN SHANKS, KARA DIOGUARDI
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Royalty Network, Sentric Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Wixen Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Joel from Pittsburg, WiAshlee has talent and I enjoy her music. In particular her Autobiography cd. I think she looks cute as a brunette or w/red/auburn hair.
  • Taylor from Swan Antonio, Txi hate people like you -taylor san antonio TX
  • Anonymousperfectly logical reasons why I hate this song and you should too:
    1.Ashlee has a HORRIBLE voice. I'm sure you've heard of what happened at SNL, orange bowl,ect,ect.
    2.The song writing is is laughably stupid "mother sister father sister everything's cool now"(?????)
    3.Besides the sickening vocals and lyrical talents in this song, it's just plain OBNOXIOUS. Painful melody and the instruments sound out of tune. 4.Being a musician, I simply had to laugh at this song. Otherwise, I might of cried. It's a disgrace to the music industry.
    5. We all know Ashlee looks in the mirror and see's a punk, but when a sane person looks at her, they see a pathetic, ugly, self-absorbed little brat. I could go on forever, but I'm not going to waste my time talking about low-life anymore.
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