Shadow on the screen

Verse 1

I'd split the sky with my bare hands,

Pull the moon down by its teeth,

Build a throne out of my own bones

Just to lay it at your feet.

I'd teach the ocean how to kneel,

Teach the stars to spell your name,

But when your eyes cut through the room,

They pass through me like rain.

Instrumental

Pre-Chorus

I am the storm behind your window,

The scream beneath your sleep,

You call it nothing but the weather,

But it's all of me.

Instrumental Break

Chorus

I'd break the world apart for you,

Crack heaven at the seam,

Turn every god against the truth

Just to crawl into your dream.

But I'm not the blood inside your heart,

I'm not the ghost you need,

I'm just a shadow in the blue light,

Just a shadow on the screen.

Verse 2

I carved your name into my silence,

Made a religion of your touch,

Prayed until my knees were violet,

Still it wasn't loud enough.

You wear my love like background noise,

A song beneath the scene,

I'm burning down inside your hands

And you don't feel the heat.

Instrumental

Pre-Chorus

I could become the blade, the altar,

The rope, the rose, the flame,

But you would only call me "almost"

Then forget my name.

Instrumental Break

Chorus

I'd break the world apart for you,

Crack heaven at the seam,

Turn every god against the truth

Just to crawl into your dream.

But I'm not the blood inside your heart,

I'm not the ghost you need,

I'm just a shadow in the blue light,

Just a shadow on the screen.

Bridge

Tell me, what's a soul worth

When it's begging to be seen?

What's a body good for

If it's never where you lean?

I'd make war with the angels,

I'd make peace with the disease,

I'd disappear completely

If it made you look at me.

Heavy Instrumental

Final Chorus

I'd break the world apart for you,

Leave nothing in between,

Swallow every dying star

Just to keep your halo clean.

But I'm not the blood inside your heart,

I'm not the wound that bleeds,

I'm just a shadow in the blue light,

Just a shadow on the screen.

Outro

And you don't see me,

No, you don't see me,

I'm right here bleeding,

Just a shadow on the screen.