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Complicated Shadows
11,330
Rock
Complicated Shadows was released on January 1, 2009 by Concord Records as a part of the album Secret, Profane and Sugarcane (Alternate Version)
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Release DateJanuary 1, 2009
LabelConcord Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM148

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Vocals
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Electric Guitar
Mike Compton
Mike Compton
Mandolin
Stuart Duncan
Stuart Duncan
Fiddle
Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas
Dobro
Dennis Crouch
Dennis Crouch
Double Bass
Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kyle Ford
Kyle Ford
Assistant Recording Engineer
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Producer
Mike Piersante
Mike Piersante
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Well, you know your time has come
And you're sorry for what you've done
You shoulda never have been playing with a gun
In those complicated shadows
Well, there's a line that you must toe
And it'll soon be time to go
But it's darker than you know
In those complicated shadows
All you gangsters and rude clowns
Who were shooting up the town
When you should have found someone
To put the blame on
Though the fury's hot and hard
I still see that cold graveyard
There's a solitary stone
That's got your name on
You don't have to take it from me
But I know what I spake
You think you're like iron and steel
But iron and steel will bend and break
In those complicated shadows
Go!
Sometimes justice, you will find
Is just dumb, not colour-blind
And your poor shattered mind
Can't take it all in
All those phantoms and those shades
Should jump up on Judgement Day
And say to the Almighty
"I'm still stinking of sin"
But the jury was dismissed
Took his neck and they give it a twist
So you see you won't be missed
In those complicated shadows
You can say just what you like
In a voice like a John Ford film
Take the law into your hands
You will soon get tired of killing
In those complicated shadows
Complicated shadows
Complicated shadows
Complicated shadows
Go!
Written by: Elvis Costello
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