Shadowboxer

In the dim faint glow of a flickering candle
A shadow gripped my mindless stare
It caught me in its bloodless clutches
And threatened all my soul to bare

It pierced my spirit and stripped it bare
Scoffed as I parade despair
Threw it up into the air
Revealing all that is not there

I feared him his impression
And when the terror passed
In the dim faint glow of a flickering candle
The shadow turned and laughed
The shadow turned and laughed

In the dim faint glow of a flickering candle
A shadow cast its spell on me
It looked into my eyes and shuddered
Then scrutinized my destiny
It rushed at me to my surprise
Exposing all my secret lies
Terrified, I looked inside
Frantic for a place to hide

I feared him his impression
Of my checkered past
In the dim faint glow of a flickering candle
The shadow turned and laughed
The shadow turned and laughed

In the dim faint glow of a flickering candle
Shivers up and down my spine
Every fear bleeds in darkness
To think you are a kin of mine

I feared him his impression
Of me and what I lack
In the dim faint glow of a flickering candle

The shadow turned and laughed
The shadow turned and laughed
The shadow turned and laughed
The shadow turned and laughed