They See Only Shadows - Gates

On the boundary of reason you lead a recovery

To stay in the lines at the cost of your sanity

You’re not meant to be like them

You will paint a reflection that you’ll never be

And you will die for brilliance veiled in foundations of lies and deceit

And you will hide everything about you that’s anything but flawless

You cut out the heart of the person you could’ve been

You trade in your conscience for somebody else’s skin

Once altered to taste you’ll see what you’ve feared

The image you’ve sought for so many years

Is far from as perfect as the things you used to see

And yet you still paint a reflection that you’ll never be

And you would die for brilliance veiled in foundations of lies and deceit

And once you hide everything about you that’s anything but flawless

And they have shattered an exception and that’s when you’ll see

They have won

We can only see

The beauty buried beneath

Can’t you see my dear

You are all you have left to fear