Just A Shadow

It went so well for you With a place right where you wanted And the ones to fill it too But some blows break the spell That it hits you everyday Until you need to hit as well It's just a shadow of the man you should be Like a garden in the forest that the world will never see You have no thought of answers only questions to be filled And it feels like hell It all seems fine for you Till the struggle of ambition Turned in violence upon you Sometimes a landslide comes If you're hiding in that avalanche You need a place to run It's just a shadow of the woman you should be Like a garden in the forest that the world will never see You have no thought of answers only questions to be filled And it feels like hell I know there is no need for what's been done I know there is enough for everyone But frustration brings a heavy hand to bear And there never is a hand Did we ever have it good? While we lived in El Dorado Did we find the gold we should If it really was the truth Why are faces filled with anger That should only shine with youth It's just a shadow of the people we should be Like a garden in the forest that the world will never see You have no thought of answers only questions to be filled And it feels like hell Know there is no need for what's been done I know there is enough for everyone But frustration brings a heavy hand to bear And there never is a hand outside that cares Still the promise comes of living fit for it all If we only get our back against the wall I look at backs that push the wall for years Scarred by many knives and too much fear