Shadows Break by Jules and the Polar Bears Lyrics
[Intro]
Reality's a shadow
I climb it like a ladder to escape
The forms the city takes
But the shadows break against each wall
Shadows break In every home
Shadows break
[Verse 1]
I fell asleep with the rain on the porch
One day I'm soaked, the next day I'm scorched
Everything's rocking back and forth
In my life these days
Depression is crouching around every turn
You got to exploit every small thing you learn
It's hard just to get to somewhere you can earn
Some peace inside
[Verse 2]
Well here in the city electric means fun
Kilowatts buzzing right through everyone
Sets of eyes zoom around just to make or break the current
And sometimes I think when I just can't get strong
It's fifty to fifty anything's right or wrong
Faces light up like slow blinking neon in my mind at night
[Chorus]
And reality's a shadow
I climb it like a ladder to escape
The forms the city takes
But the shadows break against each wall
Shadows break in every hall
Shadows break in every hall
Shadows break
[Guitar solo]
[Verse 3]
An ambulance cries for it's passenger in back
Everyone moves but no hearts react
Oh I love this city like a mischievous cat
'Cause it troubles you enough to make you feel alive
Your great instincts get fooled by an innocent stranger
'Cause instincts somehow seem to get magnified by danger
In a city that's filled up with city arrangers
You got to arrange yourself
[Chorus]
And reality's a shadow
I climb it like a ladder to escape
The forms the city takes
But the shadows break against each wall
Shadows break in every hall
Shadows break
Reality's a shadow
I climb it like a ladder to escape
The forms the city takes
But the shadows break against each wall
Shadows break In every home
Shadows break
[Verse 1]
I fell asleep with the rain on the porch
One day I'm soaked, the next day I'm scorched
Everything's rocking back and forth
In my life these days
Depression is crouching around every turn
You got to exploit every small thing you learn
It's hard just to get to somewhere you can earn
Some peace inside
[Verse 2]
Well here in the city electric means fun
Kilowatts buzzing right through everyone
Sets of eyes zoom around just to make or break the current
And sometimes I think when I just can't get strong
It's fifty to fifty anything's right or wrong
Faces light up like slow blinking neon in my mind at night
[Chorus]
And reality's a shadow
I climb it like a ladder to escape
The forms the city takes
But the shadows break against each wall
Shadows break in every hall
Shadows break in every hall
Shadows break
[Guitar solo]
[Verse 3]
An ambulance cries for it's passenger in back
Everyone moves but no hearts react
Oh I love this city like a mischievous cat
'Cause it troubles you enough to make you feel alive
Your great instincts get fooled by an innocent stranger
'Cause instincts somehow seem to get magnified by danger
In a city that's filled up with city arrangers
You got to arrange yourself
[Chorus]
And reality's a shadow
I climb it like a ladder to escape
The forms the city takes
But the shadows break against each wall
Shadows break in every hall
Shadows break