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Lyrics written by Peridot Sapphire
Music by Peridot Sapphire

(Verse 1)
I wake up with a weight on my chest,
Like I borrowed tomorrow and never paid the debt.
Mirror don’t blink, but it knows my face,
Every crack in the glass got my name in the place.
I swear I hear footsteps when I’m alone,
Like something I fed learned how to come home.
I lock every door, I sleep with the light,
Still feel it breathing when I close my eyes.

(Pre-Chorus)
I tried to outrun it, I changed my skin,
Buried the truth but it crawled back in.
Every promise I made just learned how to bend,
Every “never again” turned into “when.”

(Chorus)
Shadows following me,
They don’t talk but they know what I need.
They don’t push, they just wait patiently,
Like they own the dark part of me.
I walk straight but they lean in close,
Whisper my name like a ghost I chose.
I swear I’m free — but I still can’t see
Why these shadows keep following me.

(Verse 2)
I’ve been clean of the past, or so I say,
But it stains like smoke that won’t blow away.
I keep my hands busy, keep my head down low,
But it hums like a song only I know.
Friends say I look better, I laugh on cue,
But the night knows things I don’t tell you.
Every silence feels hungry again,
Like it’s counting the hours till I give in.

(Pre-Chorus)
I tell myself lies that sound like truth,
I dress up the damage, call it proof.
I don’t fall — I just slowly slide,
Smile on my face, war inside.

(Chorus)
Shadows following me,
They don’t talk but they know what I need.
They don’t push, they just wait patiently,
Like they own the dark part of me.
I walk straight but they lean in close,
Whisper my name like a ghost I chose.
I swear I’m free — but I still can’t see
Why these shadows keep following me.

(Bridge – stripped, spoken or half-sung)
It ain’t a monster, it ain’t a friend,
It don’t feel like a start or an end.
It’s just a hunger that learned my shape,
Wears my voice, knows my escape.
If I turn around, it’s already there,
If I stand my ground, it just stares.
I don’t know if I’m fighting or letting it be…
I just know it won’t let go of me.

(Final Chorus – bigger, heavier)
Shadows following me,
Every step feels like déjà vu.
I don’t chase them — they chase me,
Like they’re sewn into what I do.
If I run, they run too,
If I pray, they bow their heads.
I don’t know who I’d be without them…
That’s the thought that scares me to death.

(Outro)
Morning comes but it don’t feel clean,
Just lighter lies in the same old scene.
If freedom’s real, I hope it sees…
I’m more than the shadows following me.