[Intro: Clean jangly guitar riff → soft drums → sudden fuzz wall] I need an easy shadow, bad dreams and a black heart I show it my reflection, it's the same thing it already knows I can't see it every night, I can't see it every night Freezing, I need your shadow [Verse 1: Quiet vulnerable vocals, clean picking] I do hope you have the time I hope you have the time, to listen to me I do not have a reason, no reason to complain But something's pulling me away [Chorus: Explosive grunge distortion drop] I'll take advantage while you freeze me out to dry But I can't see you every night About a shadow, about a shadow I can't sleep without it by my side! [Verse 2: Building tension, heavier bass] Late at night I feel the pull Empty space where something should be full Echoes bouncing off the walls Meaning lost in endless calls [Chorus: Maximum Nirvana fury] I'll take advantage while you freeze me out to dry But I can't see you every night About a shadow, about a shadow I can't sleep without it by my side! [Guitar Solo: 12 bars melodic Kurt-style feedback] [Clean-to-distorted wah solo over verse riff, emotional bends and dive bombs] [Bridge: Quiet breakdown → slow build] Don't tell me lies, don't tell me lies Nature is a language we don't understand Sometimes I think everyone's the same Chasing shadows, playing the game [Outro: Full band explosion → riff repeats → feedback drown] About a shadow! About a shadow! [Desperate screams: "I can't sleep! I can't sleep!"]
