Lyrics on mental health (shame/shadow)

Hey guys,

Wrote these lyrics on mental health - particularly shame and what's often referred to as the "shadow" (i.e. our inner-self that we battle).

I'm thinking these would work alongside an acousticy accompaniment.

Feedback welcome!

Song Title: Shadow Walk

V1:

I took my shadow

For a walk the other day

Always trailing behind me

I can't seem to get him to go away

An unfortunate friend to guide me

So I ignore the odds

You cast me out into the wild

Am I all out of chances

Or just a wayward child

Now I've lived more since then

Than I had before

Over half a lifetime ago

C1

And sometimes

I don't know who I am

I hope some day you'll understand

V2

Now you can laugh the shame away

Or save it for another day

You can wear it on your sleeve

for the world to see

And that's alright

Prechorus:

So I write another letter to myself

Describing pain so deeply felt

Return to sender unread

All my promises are lost in the mail

C2:

And sometimes

I don't know who I am....