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When I’m alone, the shadows call to me Whispering sweet words, beckoning me forth I am promised many things if I follow I am never aware that they’re lies. Like a child, I stumble forward Following the honey-covered lies My hands blindly reaching, grasping for that curtain of truth I always pull back empty hands Reaching out again, I’m more experienced I test the waters and tread carefully The shadows still call Singing sweet songs softly in my ear I tilt my head to the right to hear their lyrics more clearly And then I’m swept away Taken to a new world Still not aware that it’s false Then I begin fallin