As emotions stripped to bone And everything we held, I'll make it on my own, on my own From the cradle to our grave That's all we ever knew, but nothing stays the same And I've seen you change And I feel your pain, your pain, the pain When all has been said and done Will you miss me when I'm dust in the wind for the world to take another memory to fade? I know we said it all and I know we made it far Broke the chains and we shook this cage, still you're crawling back through shades of black Shades of black Don't lay that guilt on me Shades of black Shades of black You have always been the weak Now in rear view, life goes on Caught in this dying past just tryin' to hold on And I see you frail me, growing strong Will you ever get what has been is dead and gone, gone, gone When all has been said and done I won't miss you when you're dust in the wind for the world to take another memory to fade I know we said it all and I know we made it far Broke the chains and we shook this cage, still you're crawling back through shades of black Until the world cease movin' and I won't let you bring me down No, I won't say I'm sorry for all your love rejected, dead cold and disconnected Shades of black Shades of black Don't lay your guilt on me Shades of black Shades of black, black, black, black You have always been too weak