Phantom Living

Hear the voices telling you
Keepin' step and do what we do
Only got one rule
If you're one of us, just play it cool
In the shadow of an age-old lie
You walk into another alibi
Wanting to belong
It gets easier to go along

You know you're a shadow
Of what might have been
Can the heart survive
Through the compromise

Oh, no, phantom living
Turning the black and white to gray
Oh, no, phantom living
Making you fade away

In your mind, is it such a crime
But you die a little every time
You quietly decide
Let some other conscience be your guide
Down deep in the heart of man
A holy will and a will laid plan
Pulls you like a dream
To the person you were meant to be

You know you're the shadow
Of what might have been
Can the dream survive
Through the compromise

Oh, no, phantom living
Turning the black and white to gray
Oh, no, phantom living
Making you fade away
Oh, no, phantom living
Giving your heart and soul away
Oh, no, phantom living
Making you fade away

In the mirror hanging on the wall
Can you even see yourself at all
Before you wear too thin
Find yourself again
Take a step a little nearer now
You're becoming even clearer now
Got to break away
You gotta break away

You know you're the shadow
Of what might have been
Keep your heart alive
Never compromise

Oh, no, phantom living
Turning the black and white to gray
Oh, no, phantom living
Making you fade away
Oh, no, phantom living
Giving your heart and soul away
Oh, no, phantom living
Making you fade away

Take a step a little nearer now
Is it getting any clearer now
Got to break away
You gotta break away

Oh, no, phantom living
Turning the black and white to gray
Oh, no, phantom living
Making you fade away
Oh, no, phantom living
Giving your heart and soul away
Oh, no, phantom living
Making you fade away

I don't wanna see you fade
You gotta break away
You gotta break, you gotta break away
You gotta break away!
Don't fade away, don't fade away
Don't fade, don't fade, don't fade away
Oh, you gotta break
Oh, you gotta break away