Out Of The Shadows
Sarah Mclachlan


Crouching down inside a deep ravine
Those angry cries pass quickly by
He can't be seen
So many ways spent hiding
In so many undone plans
Forgetting what it's like to fight
When no one understands
Close calls there in the shadows
There's a fear in the dark
There's no one out there
All those memories, pain and anger
Flood back one by one
They must be just around the bend
They always come
And at night, as I lay sleeping
They come to me in herds
Their lies remain, the dreams the same
It's only fleeting words
No one calls there in the shadows
There's no end to the dark
There's no one out there, no one but me
The hours pass so slowly
Life's slipping out of me
No way's the right way
Is there a way out for me?
My life's slipping out


Rising up, the night is done
And now the bright lights come
Held back in my pitied world
Where everything's undone
A cold wind blows right through me
I'm made a hollow shell
There's nothing left, just ash remains
Enrich the soil, no soul, no soul
Close call there in the shadows
There's an end to the dark
'Cause there's someone out there
Someone like me

The hours pass so slowly
Life's slipping out of me
No way's the right way
Is there a way out for me?
The hours pass so slowly
Life's slipping out of me
Is there a way out for me?
The hours pass so slowly
The life's slipping out of me
Is there a way out for me?

There must be a way out for me

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