Lay Your Burden Down Lyrics - Audioslave

Once upon a time 

I was on a mind to lay your burden down 

and leave you where you stood 

you believed i could 

you'd seen it done before 

i could read your thoughts 

and tell you what you saw 

and never say a word 

but now that is gone 

all worth and done 

and never to return 

i can tell you why 

people die alone 

i can tell you why 

the shadow on the sun 

staring at the loss 

looking for the cause 

and never really sure 

nothing but a hole 

to live without a soul 

and nothing to be learned 

i can tell you why 

people go insane 

i can show you how 

you could do the same 

i can tell you why 

the end will never come 

i can tell you why 

the shadow on the sun 

shapes of every size 

move behind my eyes 

doors inside my head 

bolted from within 

every drop of flame 

lights a candle in 

memory of the one 

who lived inside my skin 

i can tell you why 

people go insane 

i can show you how 

you could do the same 

i can tell you why 

the end will never come 

i can tell you why 

the shadow of the sun 

shadow of the sun 

shadow of the sun 

shadow of the sun 

shadow of the sun 

shadow of the sun 

shadow of the sun 

shadow of the sun 

sun 

sun