Sans Soleil Lyrics

Lyric discussion by AllThisAndMore 

Cover art for Sans Soleil lyrics by Miike Snow

i think the song is about trying to escape something. the song conjures the images of a city. the line's "shadows within shadows they hide their dark self from the sun." these lines are kind of like saying that people hide their true dark natures by hiding in shadows created by the city buildings. when we try to escape from this world we find that we can't and it takes a toll on the mind. and the body.