The Shadows Songtext
von Laura Marling

So, someone was sleeping while she did her leaving
Cowards go in the night
She did her leaving and how can I blame her?
Who has the nerve to fight?

She knows now, she knows now
Nothing can tear us apart
She′ll live in the shadows of my heart

I tried to persuade her in vain, of course later
That's something that I′d deny
I knew it was better to say in my letter
That I never even tried


She knows, of course she knows
And one day she'll tear me apart
That shadow that she leaves on my heart

She's leaving, she′s leaving, my alter, she′s leaving
Where will I go to pray?
I want her, I need her, I long to believe her
Words that she will not say

And she knew, of course she knew
That one day she'd tear me apart
The shadow that she left on my heart

She′s leaving, she's leaving, my alter, she′s leaving
Where will I go to hide?
She lives on the shadows of my mind