Chasing Shadows

Verse 1: In a house on the hill, under watchful eyes, Rules were my cradle, beneath the quiet skies. Mama said, "Be cautious," Papa said, "Be wise," Bound by their echoes, life in a disguise. Chorus: Chasing shadows, not my own dreams, Living in the outlines of their old regimes. I'm breaking, but I follow, a paradox it seems, Chasing shadows, chasing shadows, without a scream. Verse 2: Every step measured, every rule a stone, Paths laid before me, walking them alone. The years are whispers of a monotone, A dance with habit where no light has shone. Chorus: Chasing shadows, not my own dreams, Living in the outlines of their old regimes. I'm breaking, but I follow, a paradox it seems, Chasing shadows, chasing shadows, without a scream. Bridge: No blame for the ones who gave these chains, I know from whence this programming rains. I need to hit the bottom, feel the pain, In the quiet despair, my silent refrain. Verse 3: Aware yet static, in the twilight I stand, The cost of change, a line drawn in the sand. How do you shift the life that's so planned? A prisoner of peace, in no-man’s land. Chorus: Chasing shadows, not my own dreams, Living in the outlines of their old regimes. I'm breaking, but I follow, a paradox it seems, Chorus: Chasing shadows, not my own dreams, Living in the outlines of their old regimes. I'm breaking, but I follow, a paradox it seems, Chasing shadows, chasing shadows, without a scream. Outro: Alone in the crowd, where echoes dim, A silent struggle, a serenade grim. Yet here in the depths, a chance to swim, To break the surface, to shed the interim.