Shadows
Dev攀 Lyrics


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Everywhere I look
Everywhere I look I see shadows
Haunting over me
And I wonder when they'll let me be

Lost in my mind late at night
And you're who I see in my dreams
Deepest eyes tucked aside
A pain that doesn't sting
I know I've ran and I know I hide
I know I've changed, I know I lied
I knew I should but I couldn't see
Bridges burnin' in back of me
Ooh, help me out, holy ghost
I have lost the only thing I know
And all, all I have left are shadows

Everywhere I look
Everywhere I look I see shadows
Haunting over me
And I wonder when they'll let me be

I wonder as the morning news
I wonder when tomorrow's done
The words you never got to hear
They were just right there on the tip of my tongue

Sometimes I scare myself
By my own lies that I once bought
They cannot be resold
Sometimes I feel the hurt
If I was gold I'd turn to sand
And in the end it could not hold
I know I've ran and I know I hide
I know I've changed, I know I lied
I knew I should but I couldn't see
Bridges burnin' in back of me
Ooh, help me out, holy ghost
I have lost my way from your road
And all, all I have left are shadows

Everywhere I look
Everywhere I look I see shadows
Haunting over me
And I wonder when they'll let me be

Ooh, help me out, holy ghost




I have lost the only thing I know
And all, all I have left are shadows

Overall Meaning

The song "Shadows" by Devendra Banhart talks about the haunting presence of shadows that the singer sees everywhere they look. The shadows seem to represent the unresolved issues and secrets that the singer is struggling to get rid of. He finds himself lost and confused, unable to find peace, and constantly haunted by his shadows.


The singer seems to find solace in dreaming about a person who has deep eyes but is tucked aside, representing someone unknown or someone who is not easily accessible. The person in his dreams and his haunting shadows share a type of pain that doesn't sting. It's as if they have both experienced similar types of emotional or mental trauma.


The song also touches upon regret and a sense of loss. The singer wonders about all the things he should have said or the actions he should have taken. He speaks of running away, hiding, lying, and burning bridges, actions that have led him to a point where all he has left are shadows. The shadows, in this sense, could refer to the remnants of his past that he cannot seem to shake off.


Overall, the song seems to be about the search for peace and resolution, about confronting the past and the things that haunt us. It speaks to the universal desire to let go of our shadows and find a way to move forward.


Line by Line Meaning

Everywhere I look
The singer sees shadows in every direction they look


Everywhere I look I see shadows
The shadows haunting the singer are ever-present, inescapable


Haunting over me
The shadows are persistent and unsettling for the singer


And I wonder when they'll let me be
The singer hopes to be freed from the fear and discomfort of the shadows


Lost in my mind late at night
The singer feels lost and alone in their own thoughts during sleepless hours


And you're who I see in my dreams
The singer dreams of someone they miss deeply


Deepest eyes tucked aside
The person the singer dreams of had a depth of emotion and feeling hidden from sight


A pain that doesn't sting
The singer feels loss and sadness, but it's not a sharp or immediate feeling


I know I've ran and I know I hide
The singer acknowledges their own tendency to run away from difficult situations


I know I've changed, I know I lied
The singer has made mistakes and acknowledges the ways they have grown and betrayed others


I knew I should but I couldn't see
The singer recognizes that there were choices they could have made differently, but they lacked clarity at the time


Bridges burnin' in back of me
There have been missed opportunities and relationships that have been damaged beyond repair


Ooh, help me out, holy ghost
The singer is asking for spiritual guidance and assistance


I have lost the only thing I know
The singer has lost a sense of direction or purpose in their life


And all, all I have left are shadows
The singer feels that their life is only marked by the specter of regret and lost chances


I wonder as the morning news
The singer wonders about the future as they take in the latest information from the world


I wonder when tomorrow's done
The singer is anxious about what will come tomorrow


The words you never got to hear
The singer wishes they had been able to communicate their feelings before it was too late


They were just right there on the tip of my tongue
The singer feels regret that they didn't express themselves when they had the chance


Sometimes I scare myself
The singer is frightened by their own behavior or thoughts at times


By my own lies that I once bought
The singer has lied to themselves in the past and is now grappling with the consequences


They cannot be resold
The singer cannot undo or reverse their previous choices


Sometimes I feel the hurt
The singer is still emotionally affected by past events


If I was gold I'd turn to sand
The singer's sense of self-worth is fragile and could crumble under pressure


And in the end it could not hold
The things that the singer thought defined them are not enough to sustain their well-being


Ooh, help me out, holy ghost
The singer continues to seek guidance from a higher power


I have lost my way from your road
The singer feels like they have drifted away from their chosen path or values


And all, all I have left are shadows
Once again, the singer is left with only a sense of regret and loss


Haunting over me
The shadows are still present and suffocating


And I wonder when they'll let me be
The singer continues to hope for relief from their emotional burden




Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING
Written by: DEVIN STARR TAILES, NILES HOLOWELL-DHAR

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