All rights reserved. Copyright © 2026 suno.com/@asukachatmusic They teach it early in this town Not in whispers Not in fear Just as something you should know When the streetlights thin at dusk And the last door shuts for night Check the ground before you move Check it once Then once more If your shadow faces the wrong way Don’t turn around It happens slow Not with a sound The light stays where it always was The walls remain The sky unchanged But the outline at your feet Tilts against the source You will want to correct it You will want to look If your shadow faces the wrong way Don’t turn around Old man Harlan saw it once By the post outside his gate Said the lamp was at his back But the shape was stretched ahead He laughed Said light can bend He turned We do not speak of what he saw We only note the gate stayed open If your shadow faces the wrong way Keep your eyes ahead Do not pivot Do not test The dark behind you Is not empty It is aligning There was a girl who marked the hour Counted steps along the lane Said her shadow leaned too far Said it reached before she came She called her brother Just to show him Just to prove it When he arrived It stood beside her Perfect Until she turned We finish what we start here We walk straight home at dusk If the outline disobeys We do not argue If your shadow faces the wrong way Do not turn around Do not correct it Do not confirm it If you see it move Before you do If it bends Before you breathe If it waits Stop.
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