Shadow Play - Revision history

Matt: /* Lyrics */

2025-04-11T11:21:54Z

Lyrics

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	==Lyrics==		==Lyrics==
	~~{\| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"~~		<blockquote>
	\|-		I can feel it in the air, I can feel it young and strong<br/>
	\| I can feel it in the air, I can feel it young and strong		Like an intoxicating dare<br/>
	Like an intoxicating dare

	For some residue of joy, Simple pleasures and delights		For some residue of joy, Simple pleasures and delights<br/>
	Would you buy that ruthless ploy, Would you buy that ploy		Would you buy that ruthless ploy, Would you buy that ploy<br/>

	Mark my words it's not quite what you thought		Mark my words it's not quite what you thought<br/>

	Shadow play		Shadow play<br/>
	Directed by you		Directed by you<br/>
	Love portrays Ms. Take		Love portrays Ms. Take<br/>
	The oscar goes to Hate		The oscar goes to Hate<br/>
	Dragons slain		Dragons slain<br/>
	The princess rescued		The princess rescued<br/>
	It's all what you create		It's all what you create<br/>
	Your shadows will be played		Your shadows will be played<br/>

	And here now comes the sweet caress, unreality to guide us		And here now comes the sweet caress, unreality to guide us<br/>
	With a forceful righteousness		With a forceful righteousness<br/>

	And you can taste the kiss of death, More divine than breath I know		And you can taste the kiss of death, More divine than breath I know<br/>
	Always just the right address, Just the right caress		Always just the right address, Just the right caress<br/>

	Mark my words it's not quite what you thought		Mark my words it's not quite what you thought<br/>

	Shadow play...		Shadow play...<br/>

	So this is what you think you need to play the game		So this is what you think you need to play the game<br/>
	A pretty royal flush of second hand fame		A pretty royal flush of second hand fame<br/>
	For proof of excellence, for critical acclaim		For proof of excellence, for critical acclaim<br/>
	Aloof preeminence preceding your pen name		Aloof preeminence preceding your pen name<br/>
	Cliches of violence and off mark blame		Cliches of violence and off mark blame<br/>
	Some character flaws to masticate the shame		Some character flaws to masticate the shame<br/>
	Sex in a dress in a wide array		Sex in a dress in a wide array<br/>
	Sex in a suit, hello, happy birthday		Sex in a suit, hello, happy birthday<br/>

	Mark my words it's never what you thought		Mark my words it's never what you thought<br/>

	Shadow play...		Shadow play...
	\|}		</blockquote>

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* In analytical psychology, "slaying the dragon" is a metaphor used to describe the successful confrontation with one's Shadow - the unconscious force that acts in a rebellious resistance to the Persona. The "princess" in this analogy would be the Anima - the contrasexual image of the male psyche. Considering all of the references to [[Mental Worlds]] in [[Poets of the Fall]]'s catalogue, this interpretation was likely intentional.		* In analytical psychology, "slaying the dragon" is a metaphor used to describe the successful confrontation with one's Shadow - the unconscious force that acts in a rebellious resistance to the Persona. The "princess" in this analogy would be the Anima - the contrasexual image of the male psyche. Considering all of the references to [[Mental Worlds]] in [[Poets of the Fall]]'s catalogue, this interpretation was likely intentional.
	[[Category:Songs]]		[[Category:Songs]]

Matt at 17:49, 26 March 2025

2025-03-26T17:49:57Z

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	'''Shadow Play''' is the sixth track on [[Poets of the Fall]]'s 2016 seventh studio album [[Clearview]].		'''Shadow Play''' is the sixth track on [[Poets of the Fall]]'s 2016 seventh studio album [[Clearview]].

			A slowed-down arrangement of Shadow Play's chorus was used as the stage intro on the [[Clearview Tour]], leading directly into [[Drama for Life]] .

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	~~{{stub}}~~		== Trivia ==
			* In analytical psychology, "slaying the dragon" is a metaphor used to describe the successful confrontation with one's Shadow - the unconscious force that acts in a rebellious resistance to the Persona. The "princess" in this analogy would be the Anima - the contrasexual image of the male psyche. Considering all of the references to [[Mental Worlds]] in [[Poets of the Fall]]'s catalogue, this interpretation was likely intentional.
	[[Category:Songs]]		[[Category:Songs]]

Matt at 23:09, 13 March 2025

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 '''Shadow Play''' is the sixth track on [[Poets of the Fall]]'s 2016 seventh studio album [[Clearview]].
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Matt at 22:02, 13 March 2025

2025-03-13T22:02:07Z

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	\| length = 4:05		\| length = 4:05
	\| label = [[Insomniac]]		\| label = [[Insomniac]]
			\| BPM = '''138'''<br/>TBC ([[Clearview Tour]] intro)
			\| key = '''E'''<br/>TBC (Clearview Tour intro)
	\| writer = <!--for both music and lyrics-->		\| writer = <!--for both music and lyrics-->
	\| producer = [[Stefan Boman]]		\| producer = [[Stefan Boman]]

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'''Shadow Play''' is the sixth track on [[Poets of the Fall]]'s 2016 seventh studio album [[Clearview]].

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[[Category:Songs]]