Shadows from Shine

Take it back to when I got in this, nothing more than a snotty kid All I crave was a little bit of fame, start listening to tapes You can tell how much I wanted it Before I ever had a following Saw my older brother on a stage and I followed him In our teens, local scene, had some dominance I only caught a glimpse, but my vision locked onto her Cause we started out as novices But I could see my love for it was blossoming So, I went and became the embodiment Of this name that they gave and this moniker Eventually I'd travel round the continent Battling, it turned me to a warrior I saw some dollars and I started getting sponsorship Looking at the profit never thinking about the cost of it Till I felt lost in it, I was not even, couldn't see the positives Could hear the demons that were lurking my subconsciousness I hit the poison just to harm my own incompetence Man, I guess the change is obvious I was addicted to the feeling that I got from it Any good advice I got, I went and did the opposite Was fucking up repeatedly not thinking 'bout the consequence Told 'em all to put a sock in it They only gave a fuck about me when I wrote the prominence Feelings were ominous from all the broken promises When all I really wanted from em was acknowledgment I was out fishing for compliments But this shits the only thing that ever gave me confidence So, I can look back at my accomplishments And wonder how they treat me if I just remained anonymous Sometimes I wish I never gave into the opulence Wish I never bothered getting caught up in the politics Wish I never ever cared about this bollocks Where I needed validation instead of staying autonomous What a croc of shit Why can't I just be happy with what I got from this? Looking at what I didn't do instead of what I did That will have you feeling robbed when you got a win But maybe that's just my prerogative Maybe if I tone it down for radio and polished it I couldn't reel it in at all I had to be provocative Was screaming fuck the world till I'm burning my esophagus Reaching for the stars like astronomers In this three-ring circus that they want from us Pushed it to the back of my mind and built a tolerance For any time, I hear my music playing through the monitors All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind Brought out that arrogant pride from when I carried a mic When I look back at my life in front of cameras and lights Would I be happy inside without this passion of mine? All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind Brought out that arrogant pride from when I carried a mic When I look back at my life in front of cameras and lights Would I be happy inside without this passion of mine? Yeah, I've been around Was in the thick of it and thought I had it figured out Past the point of no return, it had me feeling down Thought I was at the end of it but it's only the beginning now Chasing fame had me wigging out But there's more to it than playing to the biggest crowds There's more to it than stacking up a big account More to it than sniffing mouse, party in a living lounge Cause I came from a little town And everywhere I went I did my city proud They knew I was a beast can you hear me growl Hanging from a high rise, King Kong in the south That's how the king was crowned And for the most I was too ignorant to think about it Just chasing the next high, get me a head of powder Fucking my priorities were focused on the drinks, I'm drowning But I'm from Hobart I grew up in the misty mountains Thought I reached the peak, but the image had my vision doubt her But I couldn't see the pinnacle cause that shit was clouded Lost my footing, hanging on for life while the wind was howling White flag at the ready like I've been surrounded Instead of moving up, I was just sitting down The fame tasted sweet but with every sip, it soured Only holding onto this rep because it gives me power But power fed my ego it was repetitive Not looking at the positives, I focused on the negatives Turn me from an optimist I went into a pessimist To fill my head with jealousy, it made me too competitive Getting argumentative and lost my sense of etiquette Insensitive to anything that didn't get me credited I thought it was imperative, I chose it over everything Was chasing mine and thought nobody else could stop me getting it The shadows to the shine it's all relative Was it my own choice, well that's a definite All the privileges I've got still have me feeling tentative When I'm projecting all the energy that represented it Staying silent in a room full of elephants It kept me up at night that's why I blur it out with sedatives Because we reap what we sow and then take the benefits Well, it ain't the fame's fault I became my own nemesis All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind Brought out that arrogant pride from when I carried a mic When I look back at my life in front of cameras and lights Would I be happy inside without this passion of mine? All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind Brought out that arrogant pride from when I carried a mic When I look back at my life in front of cameras and lights Would I be happy inside without this passion of mine? All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind Brought out that arrogant pride from when I carried a mic When I look back at my life in front of cameras and lights Would I be happy inside without this passion of mine? After all this time, it's now I find Those shadows ain't from shine After all this time, it's now I find Those shadows ain't from shine After all this time, it's now I find Those shadows ain't from shine After all this time, it's now I find Those shadows ain't from shine