[Intro] abandoned by the world, my body left in the cold! my soul split in two I finally lost all control. [Verse 1] I was a broken man free of identity! a mask of power to hide the shame beneath! beaten beyond all senses, whipped black and blue! forced into the darkness, with no other paths to choose. [Bridge] there was only power. there was only control! do unto others, and always do as you're told. [Verse 3] power consumes you anger ignites! each step you make takes you farther from the light! he'll sink his fangs into you, drain you of who you are! until there's nothing left but his own flesh and your scars! [pre-chorus] I have no purpose. nothing to lose. [Chorus] paper shadow! i lost my way! willing to fight, but not willing to live another day! paper shadow! you were doomed to fall! to have it all ripped from you. paper shadow, a king doomed to fall. [Verse 4] I couldn't see what I was becoming I couldn't spare them all! a bleeding heart only pushed your back against a wall! I shut it all out. I closed my heart off! I called death a mercy and the cruelty the art. [Final Bridge] the son the hunter he who bears his fangs darkness incarnent. He who took my name! I've seen through your lies smashed the games you play! now I'll seek revenge, for all you took away! [Final Pre-chorus] I'll show no mercy. [Final Chorus] paper shadow! i lost my way! willing to fight, but not willing to live another day! paper shadow! you were doomed to fall! to have it all ripped from you. paper shadow, a king doomed to fall.
