Shadow’s Holler

(Verse 1) In the hollow where the river bends, A whisper fights the wind’s old trends. It claws at the silence, sharp as a knife, Beggin’ to sing, but it fears the light. (Pre-Chorus) The crows keep circlin’, they know my name, Callin’ me out, but I dodge the flame. (Chorus) Shadow’s holler, screamin’ through the pines, Carries my truth, where the moonlight shines. It roars in the dark, but it hides from the day, Shadow’s holler, got too much to say. (Verse 2) There’s a fire in the valley, burnin’ deep and low, Words carved in my bones, that the river knows. They churn like a current, wild and untamed, But the spotlight’s a hunter, and I’m the game. (Pre-Chorus) Those black wings hover, they won’t let me be, Urgin’ me loud, but I long to stay free. (Chorus) Shadow’s holler, screamin’ through the pines, Carries my truth, where the moonlight shines. It roars in the dark, but it hides from the day, Shadow’s holler, got too much to say. (Bridge) I’ve seen the stage’s glow, a siren’s call, Promisin’ glory, but it takes it all. Yet the echo in my chest, it won’t stay still, Like a ghost in the canyon, it’s hauntin’ me still. (Chorus) Shadow’s holler, screamin’ through the pines, Carries my truth, where the moonlight shines. It roars in the dark, but it hides from the day, Shadow’s holler, got too much to say. (Outro) So I’ll sing to the shadows, where the wild things roam, Let the river carry my heart back home. In the quiet of the night, my truth’ll still fly, Shadow’s holler, under a lonesome sky. Yeah, shadow’s holler… forever I’ll hide.