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Shadow Lyrics by Alexandra Burke

The Truth Is

2018

[Intro]
Oh yeah

[Verse 1]
The birds and the trees, they don't sing no more
These autumn leaves are lying down on the floor
Just like mister love, we gonna let it fall, oh yeah
Ain't nothing left but a picture frame
You're forgetting my face, so don't say my name
Don't wanna break down, it's going up in flames

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, you got me running down the wrong road
Yeah, I'm swimming in the shallows
That's not the love that I seek in what you're giving to me
I want a love that runs deep, want it as deep as the sea

[Chorus]
Oh, but I just keep holding on to your shadow
Try to run but I know it's return to your ghost
I keep clinging to everything I have once loved
But love don't live here anymore
Oh, but I just keep holding on to your shadow

[Verse 2]
I have the key to your heart, you changed the lock on the door
Won't even bother to knock, I know that nobody's home
You're not the person that I knew before, oh
Like the bones of our love is buried deep in the ground
Like the wings of a dove, you can't be holding us down
Let it go, let it go, yeah, forget all the vows

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, you got me running down the wrong road
Yeah, I'm swimming in the shallows
That's not the love that I seek in what you're giving to me
I want a love that runs deep, want it as deep as the sea

[Chorus]
Oh, but I just keep holding on to your shadow
Try to run but I know it's return to your ghost
I keep clinging to everything I have once loved
But love don't live here anymore
Oh, but I just keep holding on to your shadow

[Bridge]
Time is running, let the water come in from the sea
Wasting time on that someone who's not meant to be
Let it go, let it go, go and set yourself free, free, free

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, you got me running down the wrong road
(Yeah) yeah, I'm swimming in the shallows (swimming in the shallows)
That's not the love that I seek in what you're giving to me
I want a love that runs deep, want it as deep as the sea (yeah, yeah, oh no)

[Chorus]
Oh, but I just keep holding on to your shadow (on to your shadow, on to your shadow)
Try to run but I know it's return to your ghost
I keep clinging to everything I have once loved
But love don't live here anymore
Oh, but I just keep holding on to your shadow (your shadow, shadow, shadow, oh)

[Outro]
I just keep holding on to your shadow
Credits
Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Burke

About “Shadow” by Alexandra Burke

Read the complete lyrics to "Shadow" by Alexandra Burke from the album "The Truth Is" in 2018. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under UK Pop, In English, UK.

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"Shadow" is credited to Alexandra Burke. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Shadow" appears on "The Truth Is" in 2018.

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