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Punching at shadows

from You're fine, how am I? by mike skliar

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Lyric- Tim Echols
Music- Mike Skliar

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you can't push on a rope
or pull yourself down
you cannot escape to within.
so instead of standing
your own kind of ground
you go punching at shadows again.


you can't drown in hope
or eat off your dreams
you cannot live on a whim.
so instead of confronting
the way that it seems
you go punching at shadows again.

can't keep punching at shadows-- you have to let go
before the past messes up your aim
if you’re fighting your demons instead of your foe
you've only yourself to blame.

you can't recall real pain
or fake true disgust
you cannot feign real fear.
so i beg you for the love
of all i hold dear
don't go punching at shadows again.

no shadow exists without a light behind
except the shadows in your mind
don't feed them and they will wander away,
no need to punch at shadows you’ll find


lyric by Tim Echols

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from You're fine, how am I?, released March 15, 2015

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