Future Islands - Shadows Lyrics






My window opens on your heart
Yet shadows divide our worlds with loss
The light setting, in the corner of my room
Isn't enough, but is it for you?
A melody that trails and falls, yet never fully blooms
Plays like an old song
That's just out of tune

Why can't you just break free?
Is it the heat dreams, that fevers brought you?

These old shadows (they're just shadows)
They turn me like a screw
And dance the dance of Dante, entreating you

They're just shadows (these old shadows)
Won't let me get close to you
I'm walking a ghost, through the Garden of Eden's ruins
(I'm tryna get through to you)

The light setting, in the corner of my room
Plays like an old song that's just out of tune
A melody that trails and falls yet never fully blooms
Is it enough? well is it for you?

Why won't you just take me?
Is it the bee's sting that honey haunts you?
Is it the sweet things you fear--you'll lose
If I get near, to you?
Before we're through…

These old shadows (These old shadows)
Parade you like a fool, you're living in dust
While a ghost hangs coats on you

These old shadows (They're just shadows)
Crotcheted and trembling, nude
I'm walking a ghost but I wanna walk next to you
I wanna break through to you

The light setting in the corner of my room
Isn't enough, well is it for you?

The light setting, in the corner of your room
It's more than enough, for me and for you

For me and for you





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  1. b.... ....

    Running through Northeastern United States in the winter. Looks fantastic in the video.

  2. E.... F....

    5 yrs on and still in the same place much love for the new year 2020 XXXX

  3. 8.... ....

    How have I only just discovered this band!

  4. R.... B....

    This is amazing.

  5. R.... B....

    Williams bass makes me cry in this song.

  6. T.... W....

    Everyone that likes this, do yourself a favor and check out Goth Babe. You won’t regret it.

  7. M.... N....

    Know no no

  8. M.... N....

    Know no know

  9. M.... M....

    Omg who else is here after Paris Jackson story, I'm in love with this music, thank you😍✨🎶🙏

  10. J.... W....

    this band is delicious

  11. j.... ....

    Im here in 2019. This is still a really good song.

  12. k.... ....

    I hope they come to san Francisco I would like to see them live they are so amazing

  13. K.... E....

    Can't talk ..... sniff sniff , love this song

  14. k.... n....

    Very good music since I heard the song cave I liked them

  15. N.... G....

    This song should be prescribed on the NHS.

  16. I.... ....

    Ненад Јездић снимио песму у свом шљивику.

  17. J.... M....

    Skinny britches are not meant for everyone buddy... I suggest a nice pair of comfy dungarees or maybe a nice sweatpant....

  18. V.... I....

    I could never run that far!!

  19. B.... R....

    People like this shit? Sounds like a drunken murmur.

  20. B.... R....

    People like this shit? Sounds like a drunken murmur.

  21. K.... K....

    listened to it the 100th time...still great

  22. R.... H....

    I think all the calories you run, we could just suck dick and do sit-ups, It would probably be the same, I think, maybe...

  23. M.... J....

    Are they islands yet?

  24. K.... S....

    Beautiful 🇫🇷🇮🇪🇺🇸🙏

  25. B.... W....

    His voice ruins the sound

    B.... W....

    You ruin the comment section!

  26. E.... F....

    Looking at the comments -Merica is discovering post punk ...enjoy!

  27. R.... B....

    Tenement Year. Pere Ubu.

  28. F.... L....

    Never stop.

  29. T.... S....

    Tyler Steele...
    Clever.
    Is THAT what is happening?? I just thought my eyes were broken...
    "what the ... wha ... is this salty discharge.. from.. my eyeballs??? "

  30. p.... U....

    Sam: "And for no particular reason, I felt like running while I sang, so I made a video clip with my buddies AND I ran!"

  31. R.... ....

    48.6k subs? That’s gotta be a joke. This society fucking blows.

  32. M.... ....

    It seems like his voice is always too low in the mix.

  33. p.... U....

    He looks somehow like Marlon Brando
    His interpretation delivery during songs is almost as Epic as Brando in acting POWER TOO!

  34. T.... S....

    If anyone wants to donate their time to stopping me from posting half asleep all weird three quarters clever and seven eighty thirds hilarious, please send a resume headshot and boxes of lucky charms, to :
    Exploited & Bored Do Gooders
    C/O the lady everyone thinks is a witch in the old house with the orange 3ft tall grass, but is actually really nice (and totally a witch)
    71143
    Oatmeal, Nebraska

    14

  35. T.... S....

    I'm moved to the very pit of my soul
    ..I have one word.. strength for one word. only the one ...


    YAY-DIMPLES!!!!

    Addendum: it seems there has been much unrest and scandal about the "one word/ two word" battle that rages on to even today... Sides have been taken .. our people divided.. and I say to you now .. HEY! people! STOPIT! THERE ARE BIGGER ISSUES! and bigger joys! There are dimples aplenty! HE HAS TWO!! So if sides must be chosen , why not choose, a side, of one face!!

  36. N.... G....

    I love this so much.. I close my eyes and just feel the emotions flowing out of it

  37. R.... ....

    I just felt like running!

  38. A.... F....

    Sam Kinison on bass😂

  39. W.... F....

    It's amazing how you guys just keep getting better.

  40. T.... T....

    Love this so much

  41. n.... g....

    Amor desde Argentina

  42. J.... L....

    Corra por você mesmo... Sempre!

  43. G.... M....

    My fav band ❤️

  44. B.... D....

    Getting a real Beach Fossils vibe, with a little more soul tho

  45. k.... w....

    Cool thxxxxxx

  46. R.... 6....

    Ingest, where it goes
    Nobody sees but me
    So perfect and so sweet
    But the rest feels incomplete
    Oh, like the rabbit's foot I keep
    In the locket, with no key
    And I can't take it, I can't take
    This world without, this world without you
    I can't take it, I can't take it on my own
    On my own
    On these roads
    Out of love
    So it goes
    How it feels when we fall, when we fold
    How we lose control
    On these roads
    How it sings as it goes
    Flight of field, driving snow
    Knows the cold
    Ran round the wailing world
    And what's a song without you?
    When every song I write is about you
    When I can't hold myself without you
    And I can't change the day I found you
    On these roads
    Out of love
    So it goes
    How it feels when we fall, when we fold
    How we lose control
    On these roads
    How it sings as it goes
    Flight of field, driving snow knows the cold
    Out of love
    So it goes
    How it feels when we fall, when we fold
    How we lose control
    On these roads
    How it sings as it goes
    Flight of field, driving snow knows the cold
    Ran round the wailing world

  47. C.... B....

    What a guy 🇬🇧

  48. I.... G....

    I saw him live years back and I was lucky enough to get his sweat on me

    I.... G....

    that's a NO HOMO comment, right? Like we played basketball and rubbed a little on the court, not playing ball on a mat

  49. L.... E....

    Doesn't it sounds pretty close to "Sleep The Clock Around by Mates of State" ????

  50. C.... ....

    It's sad their last material was uploaded 2 years ago. I think with the exposure they've had they probably expected not to have to try so hard. You're a good band with something fresh and different to offer. Keep running.

  51. D.... S....

    One of the best songs iv ever heard

  52. M.... T....

    I only want to say, Thanks for your music Guys..

  53. a.... m....

    a band for our time

  54. G.... ....

    892 people with cloth ears voted down this beauty. :( No accounting for taste.

  55. M.... G....

    'I can't change the day I found you'
    (so powerful)

  56. K.... M....

    This is so great.

  57. M.... V....

    They finally have a drummer?

    Exxxcellent.

  58. H.... S....

    here after a shortfilm .

    H.... S....

    Vikrant Massey detour.

  59. w.... b....

    i like it <3 so so much thanks <3 <3

  60. M.... D....

    I love every sound these beautiful people make <3

  61. m.... ....

    Incredible melodic passion. Love this song.

  62. b.... y....

    Great song...better running form.

  63. s.... w....

    Gr8 band wrong time, these dudues str8 from the 80's!!!

  64. t.... l....

    goddamn it's like sam ran all over md

  65. P.... P....

    Quando vocês vierem em Porto Alegre no Brasil, a minha presença já está garantida!!!

  66. L.... B....

    When your Math teacher is a fucking badass 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🙏

  67. L.... B....

    Fuming bad ass 🤟🤟🤟

  68. M.... S....

    still i keep coming back to this song...

  69. D.... M....

    From.scotland. heard them for the first time 2 years ago . Five days later I was in Paris to see them at the Elysee .Awesome.

  70. C.... ....

    Somebody told me that you had a boyfriend that looked like a girlfriend that I had in February of last year.

  71. M.... N....

    Проглоти, куда всё зайдёт,
    никто кроме меня не понимает.
    Так превосходно и так приятно.
    А что касается остального,
    оно кажется несовершенным,
    Словно кроличья лапка, что я храню
    В медальоне без ключа.

    [Перед припевом]
    А я не могу принять это,
    не могу принять этот мир
    Этот мир без тебя.
    Я не могу выносить этого,
    выносить это на себе.
    В одиночку.

    [Припев]
    На этих дорогах,
    Нет любви, вот так.
    Что мы чувствуем, когда падаем, когда мы на дне,
    Как мы теряем контроль, на этих дорогах.
    Как звучит эта песня, как она льётся
    Летя над полем, катясь на снегу
    Зная, что такое стужа.

    Я обежал вокруг весь плачущий мир.

    [Куплет 2]
    Что за песня без тебя?
    Когда каждая песня, что я пишу, о тебе.
    Когда я не могу быть без тебя.
    И я не в силах изменить тот день,
    когда я обрёл тебя.

    [Припев]
    На этих дорогах,
    Нет любви, вот так.
    Что мы чувствуем, когда падаем, когда мы на дне,
    Как мы теряем контроль, на этих дорогах.
    Как звучит эта песня, как она льётся
    Летя над полем, катясь на снегу
    Зная, что такое стужа.

    [Припев]
    Нет любви, вот так.
    Что мы чувствуем, когда падаем, когда мы на дне,
    Как мы теряем контроль, на этих дорогах.
    Как звучит эта песня, как она льётся
    Летя над полем, катясь на снегу
    Зная, что такое стужа.
    Я обежал вокруг весь плачущий мир.

  72. W.... M....

    Thank you Future Islands for the beautiful music and songs! I learned of you by my daughter April who thought I'd like your songs and music and she was right. So I thank April too. :)

    W.... M....

    Im glad to hear you found them Werle! Btw what d'you think of this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOCvS-Iect8&list=PLWehun4PmMf-tCdbTVDVsHcDqiWWM_MRM

  73. A.... ....

    This song is no "Seasons", but it's pretty damn good.

  74. d.... 1....

    Very powerful and haunting

  75. w.... m....

    What’s a song without you when every song I write is about you!! This is destroying me right now!! I have girl in my life and she said she needed time and space last night and I’m just crushed inside all I can do is looking forward to climbing trees everyday since I’m a climber it’s all I can do where she’s not on my mind....

  76. K.... D....

    Fantastyczne i takie nietuzinkowe!!! - Krzysztof z Polski

  77. a.... ....

    One of my favorites white guys bands (with broken social scene and war on drugs).
    Perfect for drivin

    a.... ....

    Absolutely! see too! haha especially WoD Btw what d'you think of this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOCvS-Iect8&list=PLWehun4PmMf-tCdbTVDVsHcDqiWWM_MRM

  78. D.... D....

    Awesome!!

  79. N.... S....

    This guy has a great voice.

  80. A.... F....

    Wow! Awesome!!!

  81. C.... H....

    Why are your songs so fucking good?

  82. M.... W....

    jesus that bassist is making hard work of that bass line. it's a lovely line but there are way easier ways of playing it.

  83. B.... ....

    Someone make a edition to change it to 432hz

  84. w.... ....

    very 80's, like ah-ha meets simple minds

    w.... ....

    Absolutely! btw what do you think of this one?   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYLBP3B0uM0&list=PLWehun4PmMf_mLRX5hgPa8E1qo30q5hw1&index=2&t=0s

  85. B.... K....

    Amo o som de vocês <3

    B.... K....

    Sim GRITO para o mundo! E este
    também! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOCvS-Iect8&list=PLWehun4PmMf-tCdbTVDVsHcDqiWWM_MRM

    B.... K....

    Tbm gosto muito

  86. R.... R....

    pure BEAUTY

  87. M.... ....

    intense

  88. J.... T....

    It's like Beware but not Stefan speed.

  89. M.... ....

    the RAT-WARD brought me here!

  90. H.... O....

    I like this music but that's too slow 😴😂

    H.... O....

    Ich kann nicht gut Englisch 😂

  91. �.... �....

    Шикарно! ...я одна здесь из России?

  92. R.... P....

    I only know of future islands because of pandera. And, that's wrong. They deserve a lot more radio play!

    R.... P....

    I found them because of Pandora and also because of David Dean Burkhart on YouTube. Amazing video for She Is Like The Moon...

  93. a.... ....

    I was expecting more but I feel like this is very generic sounding. idk maybe , its me.

  94. O.... P....

    I don't know what I stumbled onto here, but I think I shit myself out of sheer enjoyment. This is great music!

  95. M.... ....

    I guess I was just running from myself

  96. A.... R....

    I Loved To Listen To These Guys, On 3000 Miles Journeys! THEY Saved My Shit!!!

  97. l.... j....

    Absolutely love this band, so much passion and depth in their music ❤️ please keep making more!