Shades of Blue

He's trapped inside
a little boy scarred and afraid
buried beneath the life he lived
and the choices that he made
He reaches for the rescue
Reaches for the shore
but the increasing burdens of living
wash over him all the more

The security we crave
birth to the grave
wasn't there, wasn't available for him
thoughts of survival push the person behind
protective walls of the mind
so the man you see before you
isn't a boy that grew
he's the hard shell of locked emotions
emotions in shades of blue

Shades of blue
Color my life, color my soul
Shades of blue
Shades of blue
Memories of the boy I once knew
Where is he now?
Hiding in the shades of blue

How long do I endure the cold -
deepness in which the real me is lost
Who can pay the ransom
the price that finding me will cost
The reward isn't enough for many
but for me it's a chance to feel
life for real - a life if any
until finding this boy becomes true
I'll stay hiding in his shades of blue