My darling gave me a book of shadows
I tried to hold it in my hand
My fingers closed on shattered promise
It was a gift I did not understand
In the darkness of days that followed
Her book of shadows sheltered me
from the good cheer and bright tomorrows
That in my sorrow I could not bear to see
Time does not heal, pain has not made me stronger
I am broken in ways you cannot see
When I feel I can't, can't walk in sunlight any longer
Her book of shadows gives me somewhere to be free
When her night fell, I wished it were mine
Sure the world had nothing left to show
But her shadows prove the sunshine
Love is pain, and love is how we grow