Darkest Shade Of Grey

Something that was never alive
Something that never breathed 
But ever since I was a child
It would cover me like a shield


Something that took me away
Something that never talked 
But it presented itself on a silver tray
I knew it was the darkest shade of grey


It crawled up on my skin
And I let it occupy my mind
It stabbed me like a thousand pins
But the pain was one of a kind


I fell deeper and deeper
I closed my eyes 
And the big black reaper
Would sing me a lullaby


I guess I must've liked it all
Because I never tried to fight back
I never tried standing tall
Just sat there and let the sunshine fall


But I remember how it used to be
When I sat down by the river bed
Watched as the leafs start to shed
I was once the brightest shade of red


It's not like it was before
No more trees and no more shine
Just me and my heart, a charcoal 
As dark as it has never been before


There is nothing left to say
Because the night never turned into day
Guess I am the one who took it away
Guess I am the darkest shade of grey