Casting Shadows

soulful southern soul, dreamy neo-soul, nostalgia, relaxed tempo, longing to be seen, melancholic, reflective, sexy male vocal

Authors Notes:
This song is about someone who feels so small in life and just wants to be seen.  Until the sun rises behind him casting a light on him that casts a bigger shadow growing outward from him, as he focuses on the shadow, he realizes he is bigger than he imagined and is finally seen.

POSTED LYRICS

[hook 1]
Shadows dance upon the wall. (wall)

[intro]
In the grand tapestry of existence, I often find myself lost, 
A fleeting thought, a whispered promise, a soul adrift in the cosmos. 
The world outside is vast and wide, a seemingly endless, starry sea, 
And I, a small, insignificant speck, a fragile, flickering flame,
Yearning to be seen, to be heard, to leave an indelible mark, 
To rise above the noise, to shine with a light that's truly mine, 
But like a shadow on the wall, I feel invisible, a mere outline, 
A silhouette of a life, a whispered secret, a hidden, inner voice.

[hook 2]
In the darkness, I find my voice. (voice)
In the darkness, I find my voice. (voice)

[power chorus]
In the shadows, I find my voice,
In the shadows, I find my voice,
a whispered secret, 
a heart that's made a choice, 
I'm casting shadows, 
I'm rising above, 
and shining with a light that's born of love (born of love)

[outro]
But then, a spark within me ignites, a flame that flickers, grows, 
A light that shines, a beacon in the darkness, a guiding, golden glow, 
I turn to face the wall, and as I do, my shadow starts to grow, 
A dark, majestic form, a symbol of my presence, a declaration to the world below,
I focus on the shadow, and as I do, I start to feel a sense of pride, 
A sense of self, a sense of worth, a feeling that I'm more than just a whisper, 
I am the light, the shadow, and the wall, a trilogy of self, a story unfolding, 
And in this moment, I am seen, I am heard, I am a universe, a world, a soul, set free.

[hook 3]
Unseen no more, I'm a universe, a world, a soul, set free. (free)

[fade to end]

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