I know I'm not the one you want me to be all the time

I've let you down in ways you did not deserve to find

I know the best of years are locked up inside our minds

Our past is cast away like a fractured paradigm



Under the shadow of a broken man I feel the fire burnin' deep within

Under the shadow of a broken man I like the phoenix want to rise again



Once a man I used to be now a photo lost in time

And I've seen my choices made have rippled across the line

I hear the echoes sound like a loud and lonely chime

I want to lift the clouds again and break free of all the binds



Under the shadow of a broken man I feel the fire burnin' deep within

Under the shadow of a broken man I like the phoenix want to rise again



I know I'm not someone who is perfect all the time

No doubt I've got a lot to prove to you in time

I know I need to reach and take a step and climb

Your strength is what I need to pull me close behind



As I walk in solitude and reflect upon the miles

You're the one I'm fighting for to forever see you smile

But redemption starts within if I want to reach up higher

And live a life with you again and rise up from the fire



Under the shadow of a broken man I feel the fire burnin' deep within

Under the shadow of a broken man I like the phoenix want to rise again



Under the shadow of a broken man I feel the fire burnin' deep within

Under the shadow of a broken man I like the phoenix want to rise again