living in the shadow of tomorrow

Lyrics

The clock keeps breathing on the wall
While yesterday fades down the hall
I wear the words I never said
Like borrowed ghosts inside my head

The morning waits beyond the blinds
But I’m still tangled in old times
Every road I’m scared to take
Looks like a promise I might break

I keep reaching for a life
That’s always just a step ahead
But the future casts its light
On everything I left unsaid

I’m living in the shadow of tomorrow
Chasing dreams that haven’t learned my name
Drowning in the fear of what might follow
Building walls and calling them a frame
If I keep waiting for the perfect hour
I’ll miss the rain, the fire, the falling stars
I’m living in the shadow of tomorrow
When the only time I have is where we are

The city hums beneath my feet
A thousand hearts refuse defeat
But I move slowly through the crowd
Trying not to want too loud

I’ve made a home of “someday soon”
I’ve hung my hopes beneath the moon
Every “what if” takes its place
Between my hands and open space

I keep reaching for a life
That’s always just a step ahead
But the future casts its light
On everything I left unsaid

I’m living in the shadow of tomorrow
Chasing dreams that haven’t learned my name
Drowning in the fear of what might follow
Building walls and calling them a frame
If I keep waiting for the perfect hour
I’ll miss the rain, the fire, the falling stars
I’m living in the shadow of tomorrow
When the only time I have is where we are

Maybe tomorrow isn’t promised
Maybe that’s what makes it bright
Maybe every door I’m scared of
Is the one that leads to life

So I’ll let the old ghosts wander
Let the silence lose its hold
I don’t need to see forever
Just enough to take one road

I was living in the shadow of tomorrow
Chasing dreams that hadn’t learned my name
Drowning in the fear of what might follow
Till I stepped into the falling rain
Now I’m done waiting for the perfect hour
Done mistaking fear for who we are
I was living in the shadow of tomorrow
Now I’m standing in the open, under stars

The clock keeps breathing on the wall
But I don’t feel behind at all
Tomorrow can wait beyond the blue
Tonight is here, and so am I too