In a silent world
 I had lived without sight or sound
 In all that time

 You know I felt that shame
 But I put the blame on everyone around
 In all that time

 And I had lost all of my power, my faith and my belief
 In all that time
 And I had lost those wings that carried me
 To any place I longed to be
 In all that time

 I should have
 Let you know one thing
 That what you saw
 Was just my shadow

 A picture black and white
 The colours shining bright
 Were washed away
 In that rain still falling down on me

 Was all that a curse
 Whatever promised to get better
 Turned out worse
 In all that time

 I lived under that spell
 I was caught in my own private hell
 In all that time

 And I had lost all of my power, my faith and my belief
 In all that time
 And I had lost all hope
 I was clutching at a burning rope
 Helpless like a child
 In all that time

 I should have
 Let you know one thing
 That what you saw
 Was just my shadow

 A skeleton disguised
 A soul devitalised
 A body caught in automation

 I lay awake that night
 Wishing you could hold me tight
 I could as well have been dead
 I never dared to say the words I should have said
 I should have known
 That it won't get better just by waiting
 Or telling myself
 That I would try to be a better man
 And I should have known
 That I ran away too often
 Instead of moving on

 In a silent world
 I had lived without sight or sound
 In all that time

 You felt my distress
 And I can only guess
 What you've been through
 In all that time

 I should have let you know
 That I had lost all of my power, my faith and my belief
 In all that time
 And I had lost all hope
 I was clutching at a burning rope
 Helpless like a child
 In all that time

 I should have
 Let you know one thing
 That what you saw
 Was just my shadow

 A skeleton disguised
 A soul devitalised
 A body caught in automation

 I lay awake that night
 Wishing you could hold me tight
 I could as well have been dead
 I never dared to say the words I should have said
 I should have known
 That it won't get better just by waiting
 Or telling myself
 That I would try to be a better man
 And I should have known
 That I ran away too often
 Instead of moving on
 Instead of moving on