Curiosity's Pity

[Note: Amy's image is supposed to be pixely, Shadow's eye is supposed to look 'robotic', despite that he's not, it just felt like a nice off-canon concept]

Amy Rose expressing her sympathy as Shadow unfolds subtle, vague explanations of why he is who he is:

"You say you're curious
Can't leave a thing to your imagination
But oh you seem so serious
...And you start to hypnotize me

I should enjoy the sweet interrogation
But I should not be telling you
I'm flattered by your interest
[But] who am I talking to?
Could be a demon with an [innocent] mask
[So] why should I trust in you?

I don't feel safe
I never did
But what else can I do
But what you ask?

Think of your darkest night
Think of your soul alone
If you can bear the sight
Think of the love you've never known
Yes, it's unusual
To live your life this way
All I can say
Is maybe that's why you don't see
Faces like mine every day

You'd like to stir it up
Just like a sad, forgotten [memory] until [it's] remembered
I didn't ask for this
But still you hold me in your gaze
And from my lips
The moments I have captured
Still I'm in reminiscence
From a place you'll never know

I find the strength to tell you things I hardly ever show
My mirror holds your severed tongue
But in your eyes
I see that the questions never end
I never could disguise
So why pretend?

Who will forgive me?
No one knows I've done wrong
Won't you believe me?
'Cause I won't last that long
No, I
I wanna be quiet now
All alone
Back to my shadow
I'm gonna hide behind
The trouble in my mind

You say you'll stay around
You've finally found the answer to my story
Congratulations, love
So go ahead, decipher me
And solve the puzzle if you need the glory

I need to be alone
To tell you how much you don't know
It isn't what I've done
But rather what I hold inside
Even if I give up
I won't be victim to your game
You're only free when you have nothing left

...[Still], I wish I could be of your kind"

Emilie Autumn - "Faces Like Mine"