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