The Shade
Metric * Track #3 On Pagans in Vegas
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Album Pagans in Vegas
The Shade by Metric
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Performed by
MetricProduced by
James ShawWrited by
Emily HainesAbout
“The Shade” is the new single by Metric, anticipating their sixth studio album, Pagans In Vegas, to be released on September 18th, 2015. The single was released on iTunes on May 11th and impacted radio on May 19th.
The music video was directed by Lauren Graham and it was uploaded on YouTube on Augu...
The Shade Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm following the sun
That's setting in the West
We're floating on a bed of fading lights
A canopy of trees
Bears witness to the breeze
I'm falling like a feather, soft and light
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, there's no better time
No better time, baby, we can't find
Oh-whoa-whoa, oh-whoa-whoa
[Chorus]
With eternal love, the stars above
All there is and ever was
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
A blade of grass, a grain of sand
The moonlit sea, to hold your hand
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
[Verse 2]
The embers of a fire still burning as they die
Stay bright to keep us side by side
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, there's no better time
No better time, baby, we can't find
Oh-whoa-whoa, oh-whoa-whoa
[Chorus]
With eternal love, the stars above
All there is and ever was
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
A blade of grass, a grain of sand
The moonlit sea, to hold your hand
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
With eternal love, the stars above
All there is and ever was
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
A blade of grass, a grain of sand
The moonlit sea, to hold your hand
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
[Bridge]
We got the sunshine
We got the shade
We got temptation
We got it made
We got rewarded
We got refused
We got distorted
We got confused
We got the sunshine
We got the shade
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
[Chorus]
With eternal love, the stars above
All there is and ever was
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
A blade of grass, a grain of sand
The moonlit sea, to hold your hand
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
With eternal love, the stars above
All there is and ever was
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
A blade of grass, a grain of sand
The moonlit sea, to hold your hand
I want it all, I want it all
I want it all, I want it all
The Shade Q&A
Who wrote The Shade's ?
The Shade was written by Emily Haines.
Who produced The Shade's ?
The Shade was produced by James Shaw.
What did Metric say about "The Shade"?
Taken from a track-by-track analysis by Emily Haines on the Metric website:
“I wrote and sang this song at Oscilloscope Labs in NY in one day. When you feel yourself becoming a coward, the best thing to do is force yourself to get out of bed and be willing to feel everything, including rejection an...