Shadowboxing
Julien Baker * Track #4 On Turn Out the Lights
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Shadowboxing by Julien Baker
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Shadowboxing is a technique to practise moves in boxing but without an opponent or someone to work against.
Baker uses this as a metaphor to describe the conflict she has against forces no one else can see, her addiction, her mental health and her problems. To other people it looks like she’s fight...
Shadowboxing Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Born cutting teeth on the curb
Summoning ghosts up from the concrete
Keeping me company while I learned
Shadowboxing with giants
That grew from our feet
[Chorus]
I know that you don't understand
'Cause you don't believe what you don't see
When you watch me throwing punches at the devil
Ooh, it just looks like I'm fighting with me
[Verse 2]
But there's a comfort in failure
Singing too loud in church
Screaming my fears into speakers
'Til I collapse or I burst
Whichever comes first
[Chorus]
I know you were trying to help
But you're only making it worse
Tell me that I shouldn't blame myself
But you can't even imagine how badly it hurts
Just to think sometimes
How I think almost all the time
[Bridge]
So break me down
Folded over your arms
Like an unloaded shotgun
Dismantled and harmless
Even you couldn't manage to pull
The fuse from the back of my head
[Chorus]
When you tell me you love me
Tell me you loved me
I wanted so bad to believe it
So tell me you love me
Tell me you loved me
I wanted so bad
I wanted so bad to believe you
Shadowboxing Q&A
Who wrote Shadowboxing's ?
Shadowboxing was written by Julien Baker.
Who produced Shadowboxing's ?
Shadowboxing was produced by Julien Baker.
When did Julien Baker release Shadowboxing?
Julien Baker released Shadowboxing on Fri Oct 27 2017.
What did Julien Baker say about "Shadowboxing"?
In an interview with Pitchfork, Baker examined similarities between this song and “Liability” by Lorde:
Pitchfork: There’s a lyric in this song, “When you watch me throwing punches at the devil, it just looks like I’m fighting with me,” that reminds me of a line in Lorde’s song “Liability,” where s...