[Verse 1] I wake to the scrape Of my own bootsteps On the kitchen tile Cold ash in the sink A crack in the wall A cut in the glass Every room I enter Gets smaller fast [Pre-Chorus] And I can feel it Crawling close One step behind me Where I go [Chorus] My shadow chasing my despair My shadow chasing my despair It knows my name It drags me there My shadow chasing my despair [Verse 2] I bit down hard On a mouthful of fire Still the dark kept feeding On the wire in my chest I wore that grin Like a broken shield But the truth came roaring Out of the steel [Pre-Chorus] And I can feel it Crawling close One step behind me Where I go [Chorus] My shadow chasing my despair My shadow chasing my despair It knows my name It drags me there My shadow chasing my despair [Bridge] [Harsh scream] No more mercy No more mask If it wants me It can ask I turn around I meet the black And I strike back I strike back [Final Chorus] My shadow chasing my despair My shadow chasing my despair It knows my name It drags me there My shadow chasing my despair My shadow chasing my despair I hold the flame And tear it bare My shadow chasing my despair
