In the dead of night
Every sound is clear
You can even hear yourself
Talking down the years
All the faces that you've seen
And all the times you didn't read
Between the lines
You misread the signs

The action of a second
Can turn the day
And a seed of darkness
Can lead life to decay
Like chains of conscience
That you can't break out of
You've a reputation
Now you can't shake that off

A past full of shadows