Shadows from Shine

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Take it back to when I got in this, nothin' more than a snotty kid All I craved was a little bit of fame, start listenin' to tapes, you could tell how much I wanted it Before I ever had a followin', just 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 it Cause we started out as novices, but I could see my love for it was blossomin' So I went and became the embodiment of this name that they gave and this moniker Eventually, I'd travel 'round the contin5nt, battlin' had turned me to a warrior I saw some dollars and I start5d gettin' sponsorship, lookin' at the profit, never thinkin' 'bout the cost of it 'Til I felt lost in it, I was na�ve and couldn't see the positives Could hear the demons that would lurk in my subconsciousness, I hit the poison just to hide my own incompetence Man, I guess the change is obvious, I was addicted to the feelin' that I got from it Any good advice I got, I went and did the opposite, was fuckin' up repeatedly, not thinkin' 'bout the consequence Told 'em all to put a sock in it, they only gave a fuck about me when I wrote the prominence Feelin's were ominous from all the broken promises when all I ever really wanted from it was acknowledgment I was out, fishin' for compliments, but this shit's the only thing that ever gave me confidence So I can look back at my accomplishments and wonder how they'd treat me if I just remained anonymous Sometimes, I wish I never gave into the opulence, I wish I never bothered getting caught up in the politics I wish I never ever cared about this bollocks where I needed validation instead o' staying autonomous What a croc of shit, why can't I just be happy with what I got from this? Lookin' at what I didn't do instead of what I did, that'll have you feelin' robbed when you got a win But maybe that's just my prerogative, maybe if I toned it down for radio and polished it I couldn't reel it in at all, I had to be provocative, was screamin', "Fuck the world", until I'm burnin' my esophagus Reachin' for the stars like astronomers in this three-rink 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 playin' through the monitors [Chorus] All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind B'ought out that arrogant pride from when I carried a mic When I look back at my life in front o' cameras and lights Would I be happy inside without this passion o' mine? All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind B'ought out my arrogant pride from when I carried a mic When I look back at my life in front o' cameras and lights Would I be happy inside without this passion o' mine? [Verse 2] Yeah, I've been around, was in the thick of it and thought I had it figured out Past the point o' no return, it had me feelin' doubt, thought I was at the end of it, but it's only the beginnin' now Chasin' fame had me wiggin' out, but there's more to it than playin' to the biggest crowds There's more to it than stackin' up a big account, more to it than sniffin' mouse, partyin' and livin' loud 'Cause I came from a little town and anywhere I went, I did my city proud They knew I was a beast, can you hear me growl? Hangin' 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 chasin' the next high, get me a hit of powder, fuckin' my priorities were focused on the drinks I'm drownin' But I'm from Hobart, I grew up in the misty mountains, thought I reached the peak, but the image had my vision doubted But I couldn't see the pinnacle because that shit was clouded, lost my footin', hangin' on for life while the wind was howlin' White flag at the ready like I've been surrounded, instead of movin' up, I was just sittin' down, the Fame tasted sweet, but with every sip, it soured, only holdin' onto this rep because it gives me power But power fed my ego, it was repetitive, not lookin' at the positives, I focused on the negatives Turned me from an optimist, I went into a pessimist to fill my head with jealousy, it made me too competitive Gettin' 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 chasin' mine and thought that no one else could stop me gettin' it The shadows to the shine, it's all relative, was it my own choice? Well, that's a definite All the privileges I got still have me feelin' tentative when I'm projectin' all the energy that represented it Stayin' silent in a room full o' 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, so it ain't the fame's fault that I became my own nemesis [Chorus] All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind B'ought out that arrogant pride from when I carried a mic When I look back at my life in front o' cameras and lights Would I be happy inside without this passion o' mine? All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind B'ought out my arrogant pride from when I carried a mic When I look back at my life in front o' cameras and lights Would I be happy inside without this passion o' mine? All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind (After all this time) B'ought out that arrogant pride from when I carried a mic (It's now I find those shadows ain't from shine) When I look back at my life in front o' cameras and lights (After all this time) Would I be happy inside without this passion o' mine? (It's now I find those shadows ain't from shine) All these shadows from shine, they damaged my mind (After all this time) B'ought out my arrogant pride from when I carried a mic (It's now I find those shadows ain't from shine) When I look back at my life in front o' cameras and lights (After all this time) Would I be happy inside without this passion o' mine? (It's now I find those shadows ain't from shine) [Outro] (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)