This one won't open with a cliché No broken hearts or rivers that run dry Just let me breathe a little deeper Compose my thoughts and then I'll tell you why I can't seem to make sense of your eyes when they're mine Oh god, you've even got my smile I can't believe we're not in love The things I go through... One, there was a time that you'd have me around There wasn't three, four, five in fact I'm struggling with two: That's a first In fact I realize it now, The hand that's writing this down, is broke and covered in blisters Forget the drink, drugs, just re-assume the rest It's not okay waking up everyday to a war But in truth, know nothing else Yet still, we're made to suffer when I'm straight So what if all I am, is a ghost and shadow? And all that you see is an empty shell Look I know we've got problems but god let's be clear You know we share my name, and that will never change There's every chance, as you grow older You'll come across this verse and ask me why? I sound so distant and so bitter You'll call me out; know I'll probably lie I just hope to make sense of your eyes when you smile God we're nearly out of time Just don't become the man I was Be the man I tried to... So what if all I am, is a ghost and shadow? And all that you see is an empty shell Look I know we've got problems but god let's be clear You know we share my name, and that will never change Even if I'm this - ghost and shadow And for now you see, straight through me A time will come, I'm tired of waiting To make a difference, for now you keep me breathing All I am, is a ghost and shadow And all that you see is an empty shell Look I know we've got problems but god let's be clear You know we share my name, and that will never change