Beneath the Shadows

What do you see when you look at me Perception tells you who I am The fading interest of what I do No matter how hard I work for you My heart is passed by so easily My abilities ignored And even when you see the pain inside of me The stories you have heard will haunt your dreams Beneath the shadows of my past The stories told the times of old Beneath the shadows of my fate Couldn't say if it was jealousy or hate But you can't see me Beneath the shadows You can't see me Behind the shade You can't see me Beneath the shadows You can't see me Begin to fade Background characters are rarely remembered The ones who died to make the scene Focus on the new the ones that aren't you A name in small print at the bottom of the page You share the light from out of view But it's not flashing just for you It matters not what I can do The draw is not the talent now Beneath the shadows of my past The stories told the times of old Beneath the shadows of my fate Couldn't say if it was jealousy or hate But you can't see me Beneath the shadows You can't see me Behind the shade You can't see me Beneath the shadows You can't see me As I start to fade I just keep on pushing To the beat of what I do Happy with my contribution As I know you feel it too So I just keep on pushing To the beat of what I do Happy with my contribution As I know you feel it too You can't see me Beneath the shadows You can't see me Behind the shade You can't see me Beneath the shadows You can't see me After I fade You can't see me You can't see me You can't see me You can't see me You can't see me