Chris Richards | “Shadowland” | Official Video

From Chris's 2019 album, "Afterlight." Directed by Patrik Giardino.

Lyrics and album information at InTheAfterlight.com.
More on Chris at ChrisRichards.com.

SHADOWLAND

And just like that, the sky went black
The sun fell into the Cumberland Gap
People sayin’ it’ll never come back
We might be on our own

Here in the afterlight
It’s gettin’ hard to tell the truth from a lie
Many days I’m mystified
And I know I’m not alone

Things settled, coming back again
In the shadowland, in the shadowland
So pour your light on everyone you can
In the shadowland, into the shadowland

The trumpet’s summoning us again
Thought we had turned a corner, and then
Along comes a mirror man
We’ve seen this guy before

Peddling in fear and hate
A lot of people have taken the bait
But there’s a world out there to illuminate
Well, what are you waiting for?

Things settled, coming back again
In the shadowland, in the shadowland
So pour your light on everyone you can
In the shadowland, into the shadowland

Some will bow their heads and cry
Some will kneel and some will ask why
Everybody’s just trying to get by
And we’ve all got different ways

Looking out at the great divide
That can seem so deep and so wide
Every valley’s got another side
We’ll make it there some day
Yeah, we’ll make it there some day

Things settled, coming back again
In the shadowland, in the shadowland
So pour your light on everyone you can
In the shadowland, into the shadowland


© 2018 Chris Richards / White Mare Music (BMI)