Shadow in the Spotlight

这是《既生瑜，何生亮》的英文version，结尾做了自我救赎的修改。

不需要你的光，我本就可以自己发亮。
献给所有曾被迫快速长大、最终自己救回自己的你。​这不是一首妥协的歌，而是一份张扬的独立宣言。

习惯了没有陪伴的成长，甚至以为“没人在意”就是生活的常态。当你不再乞求被爱，才是真正自由的开始，一场彻底告别卑微的宣言。

The oldest gets the praise,

The baby gets the easy days.

I’m thin as air,

like I’ve never been there,

I grew up fast,
without a hand,
Alone in my own quiet land.

I look in my eyes,
they’re full of lies,
"Why did God make me?"
I thought it was normal that nobody cared,
To walk on a road that was never shared.
You gave them the sun,
watched them bloom,
While I had to hide inside my room.
I saved myself,
survived on my own,

In the shadow where I’ve grown.
No more tears,

no more pretend,

I'm done begging for a love that has to end.

All this bitter jealousy I have to hide,

Are they really perfect, are they alright?
I want to see the truth they keep inside,

They got the warmth, and I’m left to cry.

Now that I’m older,
the fog starts to clear,
In that dark bedroom,
I conquered my fear.
The girl in the glass is finally free,
I don’t need your light to tell me who to be.

You gave them the sun,
watched them bloom,
While I had to hide inside my room.
I saved myself,
survived on my own,
In the shadow where I’ve grown.
No more tears,

no more pretend,

I'm done begging for a love that has to end.

I thought it was normal that nobody cared,
You left me in the dark,
but I found the key.
Keep your little crown,
keep your perfect stage,

No more of your light,

I know who to be.

Yeah, I’ll shine...
just being me.