[Verse 1] Tell me, why am I a shadow on the wall? Why don't you see me when you stand right before me—looking, yet blind? Minutes tick by; my heart is trembling. I’d hide away with you from the howling wind. [Pre-Chorus] But no one sees me; only the silence answers. The emptiness remains, and it is what holds me now! [Chorus] Tell me, why don't you see me? Tell me, why don't you see me? I am just a shadow, but it hurts so much. Who will hold me? Who will hold me? If you don't notice me, why did your touch never come? [Verse 2] The silent summer morning is cold. The window is worn, with a few raindrops on the pane. I search for you in the sound, I search for you in the light. But every step I take is just an echo in the depths. [Pre-Chorus] And I am still waiting for you to turn toward me. I cry out in the silence, but you slip away from my side. [Chorus] Tell me, why don't you see me? Tell me, why don't you see me? I am just a shadow, but it hurts so much. Who will hold me? Who will hold me? If you don't notice me, why did your touch never come? [Bridge] If only you would look at me, there wouldn't be so many questions. There wouldn't be this silence devoid of words. I wouldn't ask for a miracle—just a single gesture. So I’d no longer be a shadow on the wall. [Final Chorus] Tell me, why don't you see me? Tell me, why don't you see me? I am just a shadow, but it hurts so much. Who embraces my shoulders? Who embraces my shoulders? If you do not notice, why did the touch of your hand fail to come? Every breath within me remains a shadow. But I still hope that one day you will notice me.
