Can you see me?

Can you see me,
standing in the background?
Can you hear me,
crying out to be found?
Do you know who I am,
or am I just a shadow to you?

When you walk away,
my world it fades to gray.
I'm a bird with clipped wings
in my cage I sing
about when I was once free

I can't do this anymore
I'm spread out bleeding on the floor
from the hole where my heart should be
from where you ripped it out of me.

Can you see me,
standing in the background?
Can you hear me,
crying out to be found?
Have you realized it yet,
your shadow has gone from sight.

As you walk away,
I see a brighter day
I've learned to fly on my own
without your burden of stone
I can only fly alone

I can do it all once more
no more bleeding on your floor
my heart belongs to only me
I've finally been set free

Can you see me?