Shadow Of Mine – English Lyrics

• By: Alec Benjamin
• Album: (Un)Commentary

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical depth of Alec Benjamin's "Shadow Of Mine," a poignant narrative that offers a window into English storytelling through heartfelt, relatable themes of self-reflection and inescapable inner struggles. Learn to articulate emotions and personal journeys as Benjamin masterfully crafts a moody, piano-driven ballad that resonates with anyone who has tried to outrun their own mind.

[English]

Booked a trip to Texas, thought I'd start again

Switched all my addresses and ghosted all my friends

Thought I could escape what I could not transcend

Found myself back in the same old place again

Everywhere I go, my shadow, it follows behind

Doesn't matter where I travel, my shadow, it finds me

Something that I've come to realize after all this time

I can't escape my shadow, I can't escape my shadow

Maybe I'm the nexus, the common thread that binds

The problems in my head and the world that lives outside

I thought I could escape, but it's fate I've come to find

My devil is the devil that's inside

Everywhere I go, my shadow, it follows behind

Doesn't matter where I travel, my shadow, it finds me

Something that I've come to realize after all this time

I can't escape my shadow, I can't escape my shadow

It won't ever let me go

It goes everywhere I go

It won't ever let me go

This shadow, this shadow of mine (shadow of mine)

We grapple, we battle, but we

Are shackled for eternity

We grapple, we battle

We're shackled, we're shackled, we're shackled

Everywhere I go, my shadow, it follows behind

Doesn't matter where I travel, my shadow, it finds me

Something that I've come to realize after all this time

I can't escape my shadow, I can't escape my shadow

It won't ever let me go

It goes everywhere I go

It won't ever let me go

This shadow, this shadow of mine (shadow of mine)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shadow /ˈʃædəʊ/ A2	noun - a dark shape on a surface, caused by a person or thing blocking the light
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to get free from something noun - an act of escaping
travel /ˈtrævl/ A2	verb - to go from one place to another noun - the act of going from one place to another
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover something or someone unexpectedly or while looking for them
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues; duration.
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel
let /let/ A1	verb - to allow or permit
mine /maɪn/ A1	noun - belonging to me
grapple /ˈɡræpəl/ C1	verb - to struggle to hold or handle something
battle /ˈbæt̮l/ B1	noun - a sustained fight between large organized armed forces verb - to fight a battle
eternity /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/ C2	noun - infinite or unending time
devil /ˈdevəl/ B1	noun - the supreme spirit of evil
head /hed/ A1	noun - the part of the body above the neck where the brain is
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all its inhabitants.
shackled /ˈʃækl/ C1	verb - to put shackles on; restrain
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ B2	verb - to become aware of something
nexus /ˈneksəs/ C2	noun - a connection or series of connections linking two or more things
binds /baɪnd/ B2	verb - tie or fasten (something) tightly