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Shadow Self Lyrics by Kevin Gilbert

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I’m a sick man, A very sick man
I don’t expect you to understand
There I am - Just look at me
I walk among you in talked of men
And I am power’s most vital friend
There I am - You’re looking at me
But there is no one I have not known
And no one’s vengeance I do not own
There I am - Just look at me
I am there in the back of your mind
I am uncaring, I am unkind
There I am - You’re looking at me

Creep up behind you when you fill with hate
I get excited when you’re irate
I make you crazy, make your conscience numb
I’ve got the anger gonna get you some

Now we think what we’re taught
Shadow self - what we thought
There is no right or wrong
Shadow self - sing your song

You will become me -
There’s a fire in my head can’t put out
You will become me -
There’s a name on my lips can’t pronounce
You will become me -
There’s a stain on my heart can’t get out
You will become me -
And you know the way...

(masques of honor Liebens born
Of darkness brothers we are sworn
You make us strong when we are weak
You are the only truth we seek
You only to forget the hollow
Men we have become your followers
So lead us now to paradise
We’ll never have to wear them)

I beat your children, I drop your bomb
From schoolyard brawls to the Pentagon
There I am - Just look in at me
Give me a conflict, give me a war
Just give me something worth fighting for
There I am - You’re looking at me

Don’t try to keep me bottled up inside
I’m there inside you now you cannot hide
I’ve always been and I will always be
I like the goose-step won’t you dance with me

There are no, "There are no"
Words to say, "Words to say"
Shadow self, "Shadow self"
Nature’s way, "Nature’s way"
Lives in you, "Lives in you"
Lives in me, "Lives in me"
Shadow self, "Shadow self"
Never free, "No one is ever free!"

You will become me -
There’s a fire in my head can’t put out
You will become me -
There’s a name on my lips can’t pronounce
You will become me -
There’s a stain on my heart can’t get out
You will become me -
And you know the way...

(masques of honor Liebens born
Of darkness brothers we are sworn
You make us strong when we are weak
You are the only truth we seek
You only to forget the hollow
Men we have become your followers
So lead us now to paradise
We’ll never have to wear them
Masques of goodness and of grace
The blood of angels made to face
The horror of the naked truth
Is only what you make it do
The things you want to complete
The animal that has to eat
The innocent are left to bear
The blame we’ll never have to wear them
Masques of honor Liebens born
Of darkness brothers we are sworn
You make us strong when we are weak
You are the only truth we seek
You only to forget the hollow
Men we have become your followers
So lead us now to paradise
We’ll never have to wear them
Masques of goodness and of grace
The blood of angels made to face
The horror of the naked truth
Is only what you make it do
The things you want to complete
The animal that has to eat
The innocent are left to bear
The blame we’ll never have to wear them
Masques of honor Liebens born
Of darkness brothers we are sworn
You make us strong when we are weak
You are the only truth we seek
You only to forget the hollow
Men we have become your followers
So lead us now to paradise
We’ll never have to wear them
Masques of goodness and of grace
The blood of angels made to face
The horror of the naked truth
Is only what you make it do
The things you want to complete
The animal that has to eat
The innocent are left to bear
The blame we’ll never have to wear them
Masques of honor Liebens born
Of darkness brothers we are sworn
You make us strong when we are weak
You are the only truth we seek
You only to forget the hollow
Men we have become your followers
So lead us now to paradise
We’ll never have to wear them)
Credits
Kevin Gilbert

Kevin Gilbert

About “Shadow Self” by Kevin Gilbert

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"Shadow Self" is credited to Kevin Gilbert. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Shadow Self" appears on "Thud".

Visit the Kevin Gilbert artist page at /artist/kevin-gilbert for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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