Walking Out of Your Shadow

You kept the door locked Curtains drawn Said the world was teeth and

claws I learned to tiptoe in my own house Quiet kid

Hands in pockets Missed the cousins Birthdays Calls You built a border out of

your flaws Told me blood could cut like broken glass So I just

watched my childhood pass Forty candles on a cake I barely taste

All these names I never knew Written in my face I lost a

lifetime in your shadow Forty years too late to play All the faces

I could ’ve grown with All the simple kid games But I’m walking