The muse for "Shadow" was the effects of anxiety and depression. Fans of the song like it for the instrumentation and vocal range.
Lyrics
There's a two-bit in my soul
drilling to the very core of me
and it digs away, and it digs away
to a big black hole
Lend me a helping hand
and I'll do all I can just to run away
Yeah I'll run away
Yeah I'll run away
'cause I don't give a damn
I'm afraid of my own shadow
I hate the darkness that always follows me
I'm afraid of my own shadow
I hate the fear that always envelopes me
There's a laughter in my throat
dying with every single vocal node
and it runs away, and it runs away
to a big dark hole
I'm afraid of my own shadow
I hate the darkness that always follows me
I'm afraid of my own shadow
I hate the fear that always envelopes me
This is me before you now
blinded by my past, my future
I'm not afraid to die
I'm just afraid of life
There's a two-bit in my soul
drilling to the very core of me
and it digs away, and it digs away
to a big black hole
I'm afraid of my own shadow
I hate the darkness that always follows me
I'm afraid of my own shadow
I hate the fear that always envelopes me
