Shadows on the Wall Songtext
von Robbie Dupree

Twenty years ago I said goodbye to my young friends
Now I stand among them once again
Was it shame or was it pride that brought me to this place tonight?
Looking down upon the wall of tears
And all around me are the faces marked by emptiness
Joined by all this pain
There is no turning back, this bitter page is carved in black
Nothing we can change

We are shadows on the wall
Strangers in this place
Stilled by memories
Time cannot erase
Shadows on the wall


A father finds the son he lost so long ago
Silently remembering his face
Holding back his tears some day, but I cried when I heard him say
"If I could take your place"
And I am blinded by the sight of war′s finality
As I read your name
There is no turning back, this bitter page is carved in black
Nothing we can change

We are shadows on the wall
Strangers in this place
Stilled by memories
Time cannot erase
Shadows on the wall

Who decides in America?
Running out of time in America

We are shadows on the wall
Strangers in this place
Stilled by memories
Time cannot erase
Shadows on the wall
We are shadows on the wall
Strangers in this place
Stilled by memories
Time cannot erase
Shadows on the wall


I said brother
Oh, can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
I cried all last night as I read your name
We are shadows on the wall
Oh, I wanna know who decides in America
In the shadows, in the shadows
Hey, oh yeah, oh, that's my brother