Shadow of a Man

There's a shadow of a man that's been following me around He looks just like I used to and he sounds just like I sound He's staring through my windows and he's writing on my walls Walking in my footsteps and answering my calls He's subtle in the daytime but he's everywhere at night When I look around I see him, when I don't he's in plain sight So I opened all my windows and I unlocked all my doors Hoping like a fly inside he'd come again no more Damn this quiet room And the ghosts that haunt me too I won't lie but I can refuse That an honest man can't hide the truth, no Shadow of a man, I am you There's a shadow of a man who steals my light away And I want it back so badly, but I don't know what to say Cause I'm tangled like a spider spun in his own web I am the lone provider of these shadows in my head Now some red like the devil And others soft like rain Some run 'round the riverbend And some are sweet like cane But the hues are always changing And my story's still unread The only thing that's certain Are these shadows in my head Damn this quiet room And the ghosts that haunt me too I won't lie but I can refuse That an honest man can't hide the truth, no Shadow of a man, I am you There's a shadow of a man Here sprawled across my floor Watching every move I make I just don't know what for And I hear those bells a-ringin' Yeah I hear them loud and clear But it's not those bells a-ringin' It's these shadows that I fear Now the mornings here are quiet So I'll wait until the dawn And that man you knew so long ago Come sunrise will be gone And you'll know it when you see me 'Cause I'll be riding with the wind My shadow right beside me My unforsaken friend Damn this quiet room And the ghosts that haunt me too I won't lie but I can refuse That an honest man can't hide the truth, now Shadow of a man I am you