Written by shadow work
Recorded by shadow work
Mixed and Mastered by shadow work

Robben Island

Fair

Polly save me don’t feel like I’m coming back 
My thoughts are nailed to the post 
You’re hitting where it stings the most 
And Polly tell me are they really all like that 
You’re going to a different pace
While everyone’s changing face
We fantasize 
The innocent left out the way 
And they don’t wanna be your friend 
They’ll cal-apse your heart in the end 

Push and pull from diluted arms 
Pass out from the fumes 
Left you old cartoons

And look at how they paint you 
Destructive on my own 
They care enough to thank you 
Then hang you from your throne

And I feel tired from the other tries 
Maybe it’s desire, that’s left my mother’s eyes 
And body fatigued
as I’m stumbling through the door 
An endless greed, but they’re only wanting more 
And they’re leaving me nothing 
Yeah they’re leaving me nothing 
Ohhh
They’re leaving me out to die

Abelia

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Recorded: Shadow Work 
Mixed: Ryan Morgan at The Tonic Room 
Mastered: Bill Henderson at Azimuth Mastering

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LYRICS:
I stay quiet and you don’t mind 
While I make up all these lines 
My hair held up some nights 
But you know I’m fine
And time moves on, does the body know
Cause I feel it in my bones 
Killed by everything I know

Used up or out of time 
But the moment never captured best 
A world still in motion 
A painting with no rest 
And breath in the morning 
Lucid to the lies 
I’m holding till they’re holding out

Lovely
Blood flows,  Blood flows 
Under pressure 
Under pressure 
Under pressure

And your turn, stay in place 
Always hard, keeping face
And they win, or pretend
Break you, to make ends 
And I’ll tell you when I’m lonely 
But it’s harder cause you know me 
So I stay out in the back room 
Just searching for the old me 
But I lost it all 
And I’ll tell you when I’m lonely 
But it’s harder cause you know me 
So I stay out in the back room 
Just searching for the old me 
Could you help me if I’m folding
Can’t have it all

Fox In The Coop

Warm Tones is a folk song at heart, largely influenced by Rafael’s roots in the genre. It is a melancholy and uneasy journey made even more expressive by Joseph's orchestral and ambient bass tracks and Ben's dynamic percussive framework. Rafael recalls being initially unsure if the song had a place in the shadow work discography, but was pleasantly surprised by Ben's and Joseph's enthusiasm. They happily incorporated their ideas into the track.  This track represents our desire to wander outside of our creative comfort zones and keep bringing something new to the table.

Warm Tones

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Recorded: Shadow Work
Mixed: Ryan Morgan at The Tonic Room
Mastered: Kris Crummett

Lyrics:
Make arrangements to go past the big wall
Strength in numbers fold
Another winter cold 
Tired me, waits cautiously

Come to me direct 
lead me as a child 
Pull me back to shape 
Gift me darken moon
Hope in words that break 
What’s consuming you 

Hold it in till it’s trivial 
Tell me it’s your last time 
Stop all the noise that you’re makin
Hold it in till it’s trivial 

Make sense
No time as silence is approaching 
Wrapped up in your disbelief 
Lean in your scars are showing 
And it’s a death crawl
We’re all headed towards the furnace 
Toe the line of what’s left to say 
Or courage mixed with sickness 
Saviors waitin' just to fix us  

Hold it in till it’s trivial 
Tell me it’s your last time 
Stop all the noise that you’re makin
You waste it 
You played it 
You waste it

Something Trivial

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Recorded: Shadow Work
Mixed: Ryan Morgan at The Tonic Room
Mastered: Kris Crummett

Lyrics:

I’ve been drifting of
Just a passenger that’s careless 
The dark within us all 
Wasted by your paradox 
Am I worth the cost 

Laid out, so carelessly 
You don’t gotta point to win it all
Don’t lose it now
Was it everything you ever dreamed 

You gotta choose a side
The heart has its own fees
made the line
Take a load off is what they need


I’ve been drifting off 
Just a passenger that’s careless 
The dark within us all 
Wasted by your paradox 
Tell me that you need me 
Tell me that I’m worth the cost

Inertia

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Mixed & Mastered by John Scott of Phoenix Down Recording

Lyrics:
When the truth is found to be lies
And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Love, love
When the garden flowers, baby are dead, yes and
Your mind, your mind is so full of red
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Your eyes, I say your eyes may look like his
Yeah, but in your head, baby
I'm afraid you don't know where it is
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Tears are running down
They're all running down your breast
And your friends, baby
They treat you like a guest
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love

Somebody to Love

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Recorded: Shadow Work
Mixed: Ryan Morgan at The Tonic Room
Mastered: Kris Crummett

Lyrics:

Slept on and getting further 
From god or myself 
And it comes in stints 
And I take my miss, 
Just to come out on the other side 

Instrumental:

Two sides, know it’s true 
Hard to talk to 
Sincere but it’s you 
Sweetness in the bedroom 
Wasted time, walked through 
Lonely’s fine   
Some say, you don’t look like you

Gemini

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Recorded: Shadow Work
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Mastered: Kris Crummett

Lyrics:
Make arrangements to go past the big wall
Strength in numbers fold
Another winter cold 
Tired me, waits cautiously

Come to me direct 
lead me as a child 
Pull me back to shape 
Gift me darken moon
Hope in words that break 
What’s consuming you 

Hold it in till it’s trivial 
Tell me it’s your last time 
Stop all the noise that you’re makin
Hold it in till it’s trivial 

Make sense
No time as silence is approaching 
Wrapped up in your disbelief 
Lean in your scars are showing 
And it’s a death crawl
We’re all headed towards the furnace 
Toe the line of what’s left to say 
Or courage mixed with sickness 
Saviors waitin' just to fix us  

Hold it in till it’s trivial 
Tell me it’s your last time 
Stop all the noise that you’re makin
You waste it 
You played it 
You waste it

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Mixed: Ryan Morgan at The Tonic Room
Mastered: Kris Crummett

Lyrics:

What is this?
Is this heaven? 
What is this?
Is this heaven?

Fever Dream

And I hope you notice so it’s all for 
something 
I don’t wanna know your headspins 
Circles, ringing in your ears
And I’ll save it, my hyperbolic placement 
That gots you all masquerading
Seems like you’re still scared to talk to me 
Seems like you’re still scared of what this 
could be
And I hope you make it 
you’ve just been working so hard to make 
it

Maybe it changes 
When you’re standing over there and I’m 
here 
I’ve been the fool 
Can’t help this 
Common troupe we grow up to think
They did it too
 
And I’m so impatient 
Even failing has been hard to shake it
And you always tried I’m the end I break 
shit
Tearing from my heart trying to save it
 
Maybe it changes 
When you’re standing over there and I’m 
here 
I’ve been the fool 
Can’t help this 
Common troupe we grow up to think
They did it too
 
Maybe it changes 
When you’re standing over there and I’m 
here
I’ve been the fool 
Can’t help this 
Common troupe we grow up to think
They did it too 

They do it too
Maybe it changes 
They do it too

Peek A Boo

We are proud to release IDYLL,  a darkly triumphant journey about life and loss. This track is close to our hearts <3

01/31/2025

Idyll

“Something's Burning”, from the upcoming album "run, rabbit", out now on Basement Records

Somethings Burning

SHADOW WORK is a moody art-rock trio. Their dark, washy guitar textures, intricate bass riffs and dynamic jazz-inspired rhythms create an energetic framework for a tortured, soulful narrative. Based out of Denver, their live shows emit a passion for musical experimentation: Intricate time signatures interweave with progressive compositions, flowing from haunting and delicate to fervent and powerful.

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