From my own experience, the "Shadowman" that Gert sings about in this song could, in fact, be himself. Appropriate in a way - the man in his shadow; Shadowman.
To elaborate a bit further, there are plays of pessimism and optimism in the song - the positive of which showing mainly in the 4th and 5th strophe.
The Shadowman isn't undesirable at all... The meeting between the two is expressed in the chorus itself. That leads me to think that Shadowman could be a means to fight loneliness. Be it loneliness in heart, or just as well a social loneliness.
Being single after a broken relationship, with nothing but love denied at every corner... You really come to see but Shadowman inside.
From my own experience, the "Shadowman" that Gert sings about in this song could, in fact, be himself. Appropriate in a way - the man in his shadow; Shadowman.
To elaborate a bit further, there are plays of pessimism and optimism in the song - the positive of which showing mainly in the 4th and 5th strophe. The Shadowman isn't undesirable at all... The meeting between the two is expressed in the chorus itself. That leads me to think that Shadowman could be a means to fight loneliness. Be it loneliness in heart, or just as well a social loneliness.
Being single after a broken relationship, with nothing but love denied at every corner... You really come to see but Shadowman inside.