Once upon a time
I was on a mind to lay your burden down
and leave you where you stood

you believed i could
you'd seen it done before
i could read your thoughts

and tell you what you saw
and never say a word
but now that is gone

over with and done
and never to return


i can tell you why
people die alone
i can tell you why

the shadow on the sun

staring at the loss

looking for the cause
and never really sure
nothing but a hole

to live without a soul
and nothing to be learned


i can tell you why
people go insane
i can show you how

you could do the same
i can tell you why
the end will never come

i can tell you on
the shadow on the sun


shapes of every size
move behind my eyes
doors inside my head

bolted from within
every drop of flame
lights a candle in

memory of the one
who lived inside my skin


i can tell you why
people go insane
i can show you how

you could do the same
i can tell you why
the end will never come

i can tell you on
the shadow on the sun


shadow on the sun
shadow on the sun
shadow on the sun

shadow on the sun
shadow on the sun
shadow on the sun

shadow on the sun
sun
sun