Shadow Dreams

Shadow dreams, dreams of a shadowThe analogy of a shadow dream

Dreams are to shadows as your shadows are to your dreams

In the deepest of the darkness it seams as though they're gone

In the light they are visible, yet intangible and illusiveYour shadow is the true validation of the fact that you exist

Hence shadow dreams and here we goShadow dreams they seem so distant

But the light is strong and no you can't resist it

Keep on pushing, hold out your hand

But light is your friend go on in 'Caroline'It's always darkest before the light

Nothing's worth having if it's not worth a fight

No love without labor, no labor, no love

Draw on the strength bestowed from aboveWhat can go wrong will go wrong

But if you fall of a horse just get back on

"I have a dream" the man stated

A shadow dream that he chased to his graveJust because a dream is lurking in the shadows

Doesn't mean that you should just forget it

I mean you work and you push, and you sweat, and you toil

And you strive, and drive till you get it shadow dreamsShadow dreams, dreams of a shadow

(Shadow dreams)

Shadow dreams, dreams of a shadowEvery dark cloud is hiding a silver lining

But don't forget to mobilize, keep on climbing

Do all you can to keep your shadow alive

Because your not far behind if your shadow diesMake sure you stop and you check tonight

That your shadow is behind you when you walk through the light

'Cause a man without a shadow ain't a man at all

I mean I take it just for granted that my homies on the wallKids see the shadows and they wanna play

But sometimes their stolen, taken away

Adults are the thieves, the kids get robbed

Throw away that shadow boy go and get a jobJust because the dream is lurking in the shadows

Doesn't mean that you should just forget it

I mean you work and you push and you sweat

And you toil and you strive and drive till you get it shadow dreamsShadow dreams, dreams of a shadow

(Shadow dreams)

Shadow dreams, dreams of a shadowFourteen years old I used to want a beamer

I guess you could say I was what you'd call a shadow dreamer

I told my father that I didn't think I'd ever get in

I said, "I might as well just forget it"My father said, Son, don't be talking so dumb

Hard work and education makes anything come

And plus a shadow dream ain't as far as ya seem, son

You used to be a shadow dreamLife is a mystery but let's check history

To see how many people's shadow dreams came true

And if the other people's shadow dreams were equal

Then why can't the next shadow dreamer be youThat's the philosophy I live my life by

When things get hard through the stress and strife I

Keep on pushing with a full head of steam

Like a train through the tunnel to my shadow dreamShadow dreams, dreams of a shadow

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