Shade
[Verse 1]
For most of my life, I've
Sat on the sidelines
Watching the action
With careful attention
I never felt ready
To try with my own hands
Take back the controls and
Try to follow my own plans
[Refrain]
Follow my own plans
[Verse 2]
And that's where you found me
Quietly drowning
Desperately hoping
That someone would notice
You threw me a lifeline
I misunderstood it
I thought it was love
But it was really just goodness
[Chorus]
You know I'd die for you, for all that it's worth
I'd give my soul to you if I thought it'd do you good
And it's ironic, but the part that believes
Is the heaviest part of me
[Verse 3]
I know what you meant when
You said I'm a good friend
But you never quite said no
So the door never quite closed
My mind keeps replaying
Over and over
And it adds to the weight that
I keep on my shoulders
[Chorus]
You know I'd die for you, for all that it's worth
I'd give my soul to you if I thought it'd do you good
And it's ironic, but the part that believes
Is the heaviest part of me
[Bridge]
Oh, in my mind I still can see
The life that we'll never have
When I'm asleep at night, I dream
That someday you'll love me back
But I can't rewrite history
I just live in the shade it casts, that it casts, that it casts
[Chorus]
You know I'd die for you, for all that it's worth
I'd give my soul to you if I thought it'd do you good
And it's ironic, but the part that believes
Is the heaviest part of me
For most of my life, I've
Sat on the sidelines
Watching the action
With careful attention
I never felt ready
To try with my own hands
Take back the controls and
Try to follow my own plans
[Refrain]
Follow my own plans
[Verse 2]
And that's where you found me
Quietly drowning
Desperately hoping
That someone would notice
You threw me a lifeline
I misunderstood it
I thought it was love
But it was really just goodness
[Chorus]
You know I'd die for you, for all that it's worth
I'd give my soul to you if I thought it'd do you good
And it's ironic, but the part that believes
Is the heaviest part of me
[Verse 3]
I know what you meant when
You said I'm a good friend
But you never quite said no
So the door never quite closed
My mind keeps replaying
Over and over
And it adds to the weight that
I keep on my shoulders
[Chorus]
You know I'd die for you, for all that it's worth
I'd give my soul to you if I thought it'd do you good
And it's ironic, but the part that believes
Is the heaviest part of me
[Bridge]
Oh, in my mind I still can see
The life that we'll never have
When I'm asleep at night, I dream
That someday you'll love me back
But I can't rewrite history
I just live in the shade it casts, that it casts, that it casts
[Chorus]
You know I'd die for you, for all that it's worth
I'd give my soul to you if I thought it'd do you good
And it's ironic, but the part that believes
Is the heaviest part of me