Living a life in the shadows doesn't necessarily mean what it sounds like. It can mean living inside your own head, amongst your own thoughts, emotional battles that never quite have a a victor and a failure. Holding everything inside yourself except there is really nothing to hold onto, just a hollow shell of confusion, and loneliness. The endless game of trying to figure out who you are, and what you are can become seemingly endless, like dropping a coin down a water well and not hearing a splash signifying that the hole has a bottom. Attempting to fuse who you are and who other people think you are is a spider web of secrets. To be able to let go of this mask of a life is a double edged sword. On one side is psychological and emotional release, to feel at ease; the other side is letting go of the ugly truth that lives behind such angelic eyes. To "let go", just the sound of the combination of words chokes me up.
