Emily Barker - This Is How It's Meant to Be lyrics

He only sees shadows behind shadows And he's been like this a while For he keeps forgetting that every shadow Needs light to survive He has been lost And I followed like any good friend And I carried him as far as I could But when I let go he just turned back This is how it's meant to be Apparently this is for a reason This is how it's meant to be But we can't seem to find a reason He is the victim and the culprit Of his own crime And I tried to be a mirror So that this he might realise I've been breathing for the two of us And now I am so tired My patience has fallen hard For he's not even trying This is how it's meant to be Apparently this is for a reason This is how it's meant to be But we can't seem to find the reason