Shadow / Light

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Video

The second half of the song is being structured to be the “Light” portion while the first half is all about “Shadow”.

This is me talking about working with a friend of mine on guitar who lives a whole state away and showcasing the guitar work he has been creating so far.

LYRICS (in progress):

Shadow / Light

Driving from the backseat 

Running only got in the way

Fading in the background, 

Shut it down, and call it a day

Seventeen giving me reason 

Not a word anymore

Kerosene serpentine demon 

Light a match on the floor

Never stand your ground at the sight of a fight

Come around taking punches on a typical night

Fading in the background 

Put a bolt on the door

Never eat, never sleep, never take

Give me shadow and I’ll leave the light on

Feeling nothing with the knife in the brain gone

You can’t take back anything now

Give me shadow and I’ll find the light

Treading in the deep

Fall asleep with the words on my mouth

Telling me not to breathe harder with the panic around

Twenty-three giving me reason

Never hurt anymore

Kerosene serpentine demon 

Make a break for the door

Never stand your ground at the sight of a fight

Come around taking bullets almost every night

Fading in the background 

Never safe on the floor

Never me, never leave, never  stay

Give me shadow and I’ll leave the light on

Feeling nothing with the knife in the brain gone

You can’t take back anything now

Give me shadow and I’ll find the light 

Take me out of this world of illusion

Bring me into a state of one

Wake me up from this law of confusion

Bring me into the all to become

You make your own delusion 

When you will chase your sides

To make a heart of union

You save yourself in time

SONG LORE

Writing Process

I wanted to mix up the time signatures a bit for this song between 3/4 and 4/4. The song started with that intro riff which I’m also re-using for the chorus. There is a section right now in the demo where vocals come in, I haven’t figured out what to do with the guitars there yet. I’m also not quite done with the bridge section and final chorus. To be honest the lyrics are super rough too, and may completely change. Sometimes I’ll start a song in a completely different approach than the finished product. For me it’s all about getting something audible recorded and then I can play around with different melodies and lyrics once I hear where things are heading.

Song Meaning

So this song is essentially what inspired the Shadow / Light Choose-Your-Own Adventure music experience. The whole idea of the song is about finding balance between the moments of Light and moments of Shadow in my life.

I’ll be adding more details here later once the lyrics are more set in place.