Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Jack's Shadow Lyrics
They dragged jack and his shadowFrom the holeAnd the bulb that burned above himDid shine both day and nightAnd his shadow learned to love hisLittle darks and greater lightAnd the sun it shinedAnd the sun it shinedAnd the sun it shinedA little longerJack wept and kissed his shadowGoodbyeSpat from their dirty dungeonsInto a truly different dinShat from their institutionsInto a fully different dinAnd his shadow soon became a wifeAnd children plagued his latter lifeUntil one night he took a skinning knifeAnd stole into the townAnd tracked his shadow downSaid the shadow to jack henryWhats wrong?Jack said a home is not a holeAnd shwdow, youre just a gallow that I hang my body fromO shadow, your a shackle from wich my time is never doneThen he peeled his shadow off in stripsHe peeled his shadow off in stripsThen kneeled his shadow on some stepsAnd cried what have I done?And the sun it shinedAnd the sun it shinedI say love is blindAnd is it any wonder? !And is it any wonder? !Jacked and his damned shadowIs goneAnd though each one of us are want to duly mournAnd though each one of us are want to duly mourntis done in brighter corners nowtis done in brighter corners nowNow that jacks black shadows goneAnd the sun it shinedAnd the sun it shinedAnd the sun it shinedA little strongerI swear, love is blindOoh, love is blindYeah, love is blindAnd is it any wonder?tis done in brighter corners nowtis done in brighter corners nowNow that jacks black shadows goneEtcetera etcetera
