I walk in the shadow of a manslayer
Who one day found me
And steered me away
From a path, I could never find
We turned to the woods, at the roadside
And made our way inside
It's alright, he told me
You can leave your life behind
If it no longer fits right
Though some will never let you forget
Who you once were
They'll cling to the old names
Following you like a shadow
Claiming that's all you'll be
Until you die
And you can try to outrun your past
But you'll never truly hide
But in the woods, we can wander at our own pace
While the world may rise and fall
We can answer our own call
Listen for the screams of our soul
Forgive ourselves for the paths we never took
And for the ones we did
Finally, put our demons to rest
We'll walk side by side
With our shared experiences
Others will struggle to understand
Because their pasts were never alive
In the way ours are
With a thread between us that refuses to break
No matter how much it frays
But as we make our way in deeper
You show me how to ignore it
Till its nothing more
Than a blur, in the corner of your eye
You'll forget you can see
For the first time, I find myself at peace
Following in your footsteps
And I could spend forever in the warmth of your shadow
But then I would never live my life for my own
I need to have faith in myself from here on out
I'm not afraid of what the future holds now
The trees begin to thin out
Our wandering has come to its end
The time has come for us to part
But you'll always be with me
And your sword
Will always be the shield I cling too
If I lose myself again
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