[Verse 1]

Sometimes in the middle of the night

I wake up to a pain inside of my eyes

In my head so deep, deep

And it just won't subside

And no matter what I do, no matter what I take

Persistent memories, they never die

I think I see a light, a door to get me out

But then it crashes and burns and it sounds like

[Chorus]

Sometimes, sometimes

Sometimes the shadow doesn’t go away, won't go away

Sometimes the past comes back

And the memories don't go away, won’t go away

[Interlude]

The voice, the voice in your head

Tells you the same thing over and over again

[Verse 2]

After all is said and done I look back

Nothing left undone, no tears

No regrets, lessons learned

But little benefit

Compared to what I could have been

If I had just said no

But now it haunts me through the night

And I can't look back, no, I won't look back

A happy smile and my best foot forth, I press on

Into another day

Leave it all behind, leave it on the floor and just try to forget

Things'll turn out fine

Then, like clockwork, waiting for me

As I sleep is a catastrophe

Ripping through like a hurricane flooding my mind

With images of everything that happened to me

[Chorus]

Sometimes, sometimes

Sometimes the shadow doesn't go away, won't go away

Sometimes the past comes back

And the memories don't go away, won't go away

[Bridge]

Another night goes passing by

You’re stuck in an endless cycle

And every day you wake up

Wondering was it worthwhile?

Every step you try to take

You always make more mistakes

Yeah, every step you try to take

Winds up yet another big mistake

And every step you try to take

You always make more mistakes

Yeah, every step you try to take

Winds up yet another big mistake

[Chorus]

Sometimes, sometimes

Sometimes the shadow doesn’t go away, won't go away

Sometimes the past comes back

And the memories don’t go away, won't go away

Sometimes, sometimes

Sometimes the shadow doesn't go away, won't go away

Sometimes the past comes back

And the memories don’t go away, won't go away

[Outro]

Every step you try to take

You always make more mistakes

Yeah, every step you try to take

Winds up yet another big mistake