I'm through living in your shadow   When does my life become my own?   I've tried my best to do what's right   But it's always less than you condone      My whole life has always seemed foreign to me   Because I've been living out someone else's dreams   Well it's time to break through this euphoric haze   And begin to live life my own way      This is my life    This is my chance   To fulfill all my hopes and dreams   I'm through living my life for you   From now on, I'm living my life for me   I've tried my best to do what's right    But to you it's always been wrong   I'm just so damn tired   That is why I write this song      My heart is scarred from all these years   Of living out your humility   My mind has gone through it over again   Within my nightmares and my dreams      No more shadows   No more lies   I never knew just how I looked   Through other people's eyes