A gentle hand is guiding me

Hoping I will finally see it's true

This part of who I am

Underneath all the words that I say

And beyond all the things that I do

This part of me I don't know... The man who stands in the shadow



Why is it that he does not speak

What is the promise that he seeks to gain

A promise to believe

In the promptings that come from my heart

Without this there is nowhere to start

Without this I will never know... the man who stands in the shadow



Why does it have to be

So hard to find

How all of the pieces fit

And make them mine



In every moment there's a choice

If I want to keep this voice alive

This singing in my soul

Got to risk everything that I am

Do it over and over again

Stand up for my right to know



The man who stands in the shadow

Facing the man, embracing the man who