[Verse 1]
I thought you'd know what came to pass, this love is falling down
But falling leaves hang on for life as time is ticking on
I wait and see the fire burn, it's burning to the ground
Wake from the dream, without the hurt, the journey's turning 'round
[Chorus]
Save me, save me from the unknown
While I daydream, I leave this world to follow
My footsteps are sinking to the hollows
I can retrace the memories in my shadows
[Verse 2]
Consider that my time away was working for the soul
I studied all I had to face, the fear inside me grows
[Chorus]
Save mе, save me from the unknown
Whilе I daydream, I leave this world to follow
My footsteps are sinking to the hollows
I can retrace the memories in my shadows
[Bridge]
I leave, leave, leave
[Chorus]
Save me, save me from the unknown
While I daydream, I leave this world to follow
My footsteps are sinking to the hollows
I can retrace the memories in my shadows
Shadows was written by Bonobo & Jordan Rakei.
Shadows was produced by Bonobo.
Back in 2019, before I even started assembling this album, I was working on a track that felt like a reference to guys like Theo Parrish and Moodymann—that swingy, old-school Detroit sound. I had been listening to that Andrew Ashong song ‘Flowers’ and felt like, with a vocalist, this could be in tha...