In My Shadow

IN MY SHADOW

HONOR—LIES MURDERED 1
AND IT SEEMS HER BLOOD 2
IS STILL UNDER MY NAILS 3

JUSTICE—A QUIET HISS 4
AS THE WIND GOES OUT OF 5
MY SAILS AGAIN 6

* THE WORLD IS DARK, SAFE, AND SURE 7
AND IT'S JUST ME HERE IN MY SHADOW 8
THE WORLD IS DARK, SAFE, AND SURE 9
AND IT'S JUST ME 10

SLEEPING—WHILE YOU WISH ME 11
AWAKE TO PROMISE YOU NEVER TO DIE 12

REACHING—FOR EACH THING 13
THAT TRIES TO DROWN ME 14
IN MY BLOOD WITH A CUP OF LYE 15

* (chorus) 16

† (screams on high unisons) 17

†† (guitars trade on off beats) 18

BREAKDOWN—FALL DOWN 19
TEAR MY VEINS OUT 20
TO YOUR BROKEN RHYTHM 21

LIARS—IN DENIALS 22
I HATE YOUR FRIENDS 23
AND I'M STARTING TO HATE YOU WITH THEM 24

* (chorus) 25

HONOR—LIES MURDERED 26
AND IT SEEMS TO BE 27
THE SAME OLD FRAME UP AGAIN 28

JUSTICE—A QUIET HISS 29
AS SHE REFUSES 30
TO ENROLL MY NAME AGAIN 31

* (chorus) 32

(bass guitar plays it out—siren in distance) 33

(long pause, new track) 34

(drums in, all accoustic, slight return) 35

I WAS—SO IN LOVE 36
WITH AN IDEA 37
THAT'S BEEN SO HARD TO FIND 38

SHE WAS—SO IN LOVE 39
WITH A SACRIFICE 40
THAT I COULD NOT PROVIDE 41

SCRATCHING THE SCABS AND THINKING OF YOU 42
1992

Ego driven