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Shadowside

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The shadowside
You say I have
Is making everything
Go bad

You say I don't
Care enough
For all the things that
I have got

But I do

I don't want to see myself descend
To the shadowside again
If you ever let me go again,
In the Shadowside I'll end

The shadowside
Where I go
I'm never where
I'm needed so

You say I don't
Give enough
That I don't care for
All I've got

But I do

I don't want to let myself descend
To the shadowside again
If you're letting go of me again
In the shadowside

But I do
And I will
Yes I will

I don't want to let myself descend
To the Shadowside again
If you're letting go of me again
In the Shadowside I'll end

The Shadowside I'll end

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scruffywolfdog On Feb 16, 2009

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2009-02-16 01:22:31

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by Vikkigee

6y ago

I think that the song is talking about depression , at times I thought maybe selfishness but I think from experience they can come together. People become distant but when morten sings ‘if you let me go again into the shadowside I’ll end’ it infers he’s talking about suicide . ‘The shadowside where I go, is never where I’m needed so’ .... so moving and relatable .... another beautifully intelligent song from a-ha

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