[Verse 1]
We came from the same source, what ails you?
Why do you hold onto this game like it's the truth?
I've spent my whole damn life caught fighting you
Like a shadow on the walls, dance of mirrored moves
I tried to heal your pain, I tried to soothe
All the traumas dealt to a wounded youth
We have to reconcile before the hate consumes
Well, she told me not to fear, for the enemy is you
[Chorus]
You've got to learn to lovе your enemy
You've got to lеarn to love your enemy
You've got to learn to love for your enemy is you
[Verse 2]
Consecrate the hate and all the hurt
And hold them as the greatest lessons learnt
From ashes, once we came and we will return
We stand united by our fate here on earth
[Chorus]
You've got to learn to love your enemy
You've got to learn to love your enemy
You've got to learn to love for your enemy is you
[Bridge]
So run
With open loving arms to all you hate
And hold it to the light and consecrate
You have to get down upon gracious knees
And make sweet, sweet, sweet love to your enemies
To your enemies
To your enemies
[Chorus]
You've got to learn to love your enemy
You've got to learn to love your enemy
You've got to learn to love your enemy
You've got to learn to love for your enemy is you
Your enemy is you
Shadowboxing was written by Ellery James Roberts.
Shadowboxing was produced by Ellery James Roberts.
Lost Under Heaven released Shadowboxing on Wed Feb 22 2023.
[The song is] a powerful reminder of the importance of acknowledging and embracing all aspects of ourselves, even those we may not want to face and how this can put us back into contact with the spontaneous joy of our ‘higher minds.'
— via Stereogum