Shadow

    ~ Ashlee Simpson

I was six years old
When my parents went away
I was stuck inside a broken life
I couldn't wish away
She was beautiful
She had everything and more
And my escape was hiding out and running for the door

Somebody listen please
It used to be so hard being me
Living in the shadow
Of someone else's dream
Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me
Living in a nightmare
A never-ending sleep
But now that I am wide awake
My chains are finally free
Don't feel sorry for me

All the days collided
One less perfect than the next
I was stuck inside someone else's life and always second best
Oh, I love you now 'cause now I realize
That it's safe outside to come alive in my identity

So if you're listening
There's so much more to me you haven't seen
Living in the shadow
Of someone else's dream
Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me
Living in a nightmare
A never-ending sleep
But now that I am wide awake
Then I can finally be
Don't feel sorry-

Mother, sister, father, sister, mother
Everything's cool now
Mother, sister, father, sister, mother
Everything's cool now
Oh, my life is good
I've got more than anyone should
Oh, my life is good
And the past in the past

I was living in the shadow
Of someone else's dream
Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me
I'm living in a new day
I'm living it for me
And now that I am wide awake
Then I can finally be
Don't feel sorry for me
Don't feel sorry, don't feel sorry for me

Living in, living in, living in the shadow
Living in, living in, living in a new day

Ughhh did u ever just have one of those days?  I think this song sums it all up.  I was checkin my e-mail today when the president of my school sent out an e mail saying how marist was listed as one of the top 143 business schools in the world.....Dave's exact response to this new.....don't take this straight to heart it doesnt actually mean anything.  The princeton review doesnt review that many schools, its not important.  thanks dear, i know i dont go to Vassar or anything, but believe it or not marist is a good school. why do u always have to ut everything down? Why dont u just say it?? I"M NOT AS GOOD AS YOU, i know its what u think, or at the very least it s how u act.  Oh u go to marist, ur stupid, oh ur just a fashion major what do u know? geez this song is right i am living in the shadow of someone elses dream, i'm ALWAYS second best and thats to you dear.  All the jokes u make that u think are sooo cute, how long have i been telling u they're not.  This morning- perfect example- i'm worried about my huge history test, i m being little miss pessimistic, oh my gosh, i m gonna get a D, blah blah blah, ur response, oh my gosh a D?! if i got a D i'd just kill myself, like seriously u can live with urself after getting a D?  thanks dear way to put me down, when u know very well i have gotten a D on things before.  now here's where u say, "oh honey, i was kidding" newsflash ur not funny, b/c we both know part of u is serious.......:(

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