occ__check it out! Song fic! lmao. Lyrics are "Sad But True" by Metallica
muzik__ You Lied- Tool

Shadow smirked as he wandered down an empty alley way, throwing the empty bottle of Jim Beam against a building. He knew Deron didn't like being locked up like this, but he had been good for too long. He didn't want to obey anybody anymore. He was tired of playing nice. But there was always that voice of reason Deron wanted to get across. He wanted to break free of the shackles Shadow had bound him to. No way in hell was he getting out. The streets were his to run as he pleased, and not let a broken heart spoil his fun. Fuck letting the shy little southern boy take over. He wanted to be the angry, dark man that wasn't afraid to break the rules. "Why so sad, Deron?" He laughed darkly.
"Hey, I'm your life
I'm the one who takes you there.
Hey I'm your life.
I'm the one who cares.
They, They betray
I'm your only true friend now.
They, They'll betray.
I'm forever there."

He stopped and grabbed the chain link fence in his hands, climbing up. "You're the one who fucking did this. Took my life from me..." Deron said icily to him. Shadow laughed again and dropped to the ground, putting out a hand to steady himself. He stood up straight again and continued on his walk to find Spyder.

"I'm your dream, make you real
I'm your eyes when you must steal
I'm your pain when you can't feel
Sad but true...
I'm your dream, mind astray
I'm your eyes while you're away
I'm your pain while you repay
You know it's sad but true, sad but true."

"Would you cut it out? You've had your fun."

"On the contrary, Deron. You had your fun and now it's my turn. You tried, I'll give you credit for that. But I'm your dreams,
I'm your eyes, I'm your pain. You know it's sad but true."

He pulled out a cigarette and stood on the sidewalk, glancing at the group of people exiting a club, staring at him. He raised his middle finger and walked out in the middle of the street, ignoring the cars blaring their horns at him.

"I don't see why you care so much, Deron. Everybody left you. I'm just your wall of defense. You let everybody push you around. You let them get inside and I'm just here to drive them out so that we are ok."

"That's not true. You pushed them away when I wanted them there..."

"Hate, I'm your hate
I'm your hate when you want love
Pay, Pay the price
Pay for nothing's fair

Hey, I'm your life
I'm the one who took you there
Hey, I'm your life
And I no longer care."

He flicked his cigarette out to the street and rounded another corner, smirking that he had silenced his other half. Made him withdraw like he did so often because he was so unsure knowing that even he himself didn't care about his life. "Sorry Deron, but I'm your truth, telling lies
I'm your reasoned alibis
I'm inside open your eyes...
I'm you..."

He paused and leaned back against a wall,his fingers playing with the sharp edge of his switch blade. "Sad but true..." he whispered. It was a silent victory. He didn't let Deron win so he'd miss Nyx, Zaina, and Jeff. He didn't want to feel and most of all, he didn't deserve to feel. He was dead to them, so they were to him as well. It was time to turn the page and live, breathe, and die as Shadow on the streets. Sad, but true.