SHADOW OF YOU · Unmarked Records · UR-108

SHADOW OF YOU — Unmarked Records UR-108 A vintage soul revival built on clean warm electric guitar rhythmic accents, warm sustained organ underneath, smooth round walking bass, tight crisp drums from brushes to driving sticks, lush sweeping string arrangement entering at the chorus, and falsetto harmonies answering the warm raw baritone in enchanting call-and-response. Analog warmth, vintage recording feel. Opens chorus-first with the hook before the story unfolds. About being caught up in the shadow of someone who shows up in your doorway when the evening gets too quiet — who lets you hold their hand across the table then puts the tenderness away like a costume. Chasing, chasing, chasing through the dark. Burning like a fool who thinks the shadow loves the lamp. Listen on all streaming platforms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/unm... — Genre: Vintage Soul Revival / 70s Soul / R&B Mood: Aching, enchanting, cyclical, warm, devoted Era influence: 70s soul, classic emotional architecture Sits alongside: vintage soul revival, 70s soul, falsetto soul, string-arrangement R&B, call-and-response soul — Lyrics: (Chorus — Opening) Caught up in the shadow of you Reaching out but nothing's ever there Caught up in the shadow of you Chasing, chasing, chasing through the dark (Verse 1) You show up in my doorway when the evening gets too quiet And the quiet pulls you toward me like a lamp pulls something dark And I light up when I see you 'cause the lighting is the habit And the habit doesn't care that what it's holding isn't solid (Verse 2) You let me hold your hand across the table like you mean it And the meaning lasts exactly till the waiter brings the check Then I watch you put the tenderness away like it's a costume And the costume's all you give me and I clap like it's a show (Chorus) Caught up in the shadow of you Reaching out but nothing's ever there Caught up in the shadow of you Chasing, chasing, chasing through the dark And the dark is all you've left me (Verse 3) You tell me I'm the only one who gets you, really gets you And the getting is the trap because the getting isn't keeping I've been getting you for years while someone else has gotten kept And the kept is what I wanted but the getting's all you'll give (Chorus) Caught up in the shadow of you Reaching out but nothing's ever there Caught up in the shadow of you Chasing, chasing, chasing through the dark And the dark is all you've left me (Bridge) I know a shadow needs the light to live Needs the light But I keep burning like a fool who thinks the shadow loves the lamp Loves the lamp (Final Chorus) Caught up in the shadow of you Reaching out but nothing's ever there Caught up in the shadow of you Chasing, chasing, chasing through the dark Chasing, chasing, chasing through the dark And the dark is all I've ever held (Outro) Shadow of you — Unmarked Records is an independent music label. New releases regularly across all genres. All music made with AI. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/unm...