Half Your Shadow

🎶 “Half Your Shadow” By Willa Verse 1 You taught me how to change a tire and stand my ground, But never how to say the things that don’t come out. You showed up with your silence when my heart broke clean, And I learned how to laugh through things I didn’t mean. Pre-Chorus We spoke in tools and weather, not in I-love-yous, Guess you gave what you had, and I took what I could use. Chorus I’m half your shadow, half your spark, A little bit light, a little bit dark. I wear your temper like a hand-me-down, Try to outdrive it when I leave this town. But no matter how far I go, I know— I’m still half your shadow. Verse 2 You never called me pretty, but you kept me tough, Said the world don’t owe you and life ain’t fair enough. You drank your coffee black, and your feelings deeper, And I became a dreamer and a secret keeper. Pre-Chorus We never said too much, but you were always near, I filled the quiet with a thousand things I wished I’d hear. Chorus (repeat) I’m half your shadow, half your flame, Carrying pride and a little bit of blame. I fight like hell for what I feel, Still chasing the love you didn’t know how to deal. But no matter how far I go, I know— I’m still half your shadow. Bridge And maybe one day, when I’ve got a daughter too, I’ll tell her everything I wish I heard from you. Final Chorus I’m half your shadow, half your grace, Still see your quiet in my own face. I wear your silence like a second skin, But I sing the words you held within. Yeah, no matter how far I go, I know— I’m still half your shadow.