Story Behind The Song

The lyricist, originally, told me the song was somewhat autobiographical and I was fascinated with what the lyric did, and did not, reveal. Chris has a unique sensibility, off the beaten track, that appeals to me. In this song, particularly, there is a se

Song Description

The singer traces his dysfunctional roots of lonliness, achieves some catharsis and leaves the door open, just a crack, to the possibility of a real connection to another human being.

Lyrics

Shadowman

There was a man, kept a Shadow-woman in a drawer
Took her out when he was bored
He was lonely as anyone could be
But that was no excuse, he should have set her free

Yes, and there was a woman, kept a man in a jar above her bed
She used to stare at him for days and days
And noone knew ... exactly, just exactly how it happened
Shadow-woman met the man in a jar

Mmmm, they got married, raised a child in a cage
That child ... was me, ahhh, but a cage is just a cage
'N I found a way; I found a way
To set myself free

SOLO

'N now I've got wings to fly the night
Lookin' for a woman of my own
Don't wanna liberate another slave
I just want someone who's happy flyin' free

So, if you think you want a Shadowman
Please, please,please ... won't you leave a note
In the night sky for me ... mmm, I'm a Shadowman
But I'm flyin' free, said, I'm a Shadowman
I was born to be flyin' free, said, I'm flyin' free
Won't you leave a note ... for me

I'm a Shadowman.