the shadows

Laura Marling

Someone was sleeping while she did her leaving
Cowards go in the night
She did her leaving, and how could I blame her?
Who has the nerve to fight?

She knows, of course she knows
That nothing could tear us apart
She lives in the shadows
Of my heart

I tried to persuade her, in vain, of course, later
That s something that I deny
I thought it was better to say in my letter
That I never even tried

She knows, of course, she knows
And one day she ll tear me apart
The shadows that she leaves
On my heart

She s leaving, she s leaving
My altar, she s leaving
Where will I go to pray?
I want her, I need her
I long to believe her
Words that she will not say

And I knew, of course, I knew
That one day she d tear me apart
The shadows that she left
On my heart

She s leaving, she s leaving
My altar, she s leaving
Where will I go to hide?
She lives on the shadows
Of my mind