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Shadows

from The Greater Good by Rasmus Fynbo

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This song is about all the dark and scary things kids imagine are lurking outside the house. All the creepy things that live in the fog and along murky rivers. The path to peace and salvation is just going to sleep where the dreams are warm and lovely.
The “la la” part was supposed to describe the happy and warm dream world.

The song is also about standing on the threshold to the unknown and mustering
the courage to enter an unknown future.

The style of the song is a curious mix of American Blues Roots and Klezmer/Balkan with a clear reference to Iggy Pop's “The Passenger”.

There’s also a reference to slave songs in it, but that comes from my Bass player, Per Solgaard, who insisted we tried some “Hoh!” choir. He thought the chorus line was “Free from the shackles”. I thought the “Hoh!” choir was a pretty weird suggestion, but why not try it out.

This is the only song on the album where I play an actual physical instrument (synth not included). I play the dobro that starts the song.

lyrics

What creeps through the night?
What's quelling the last of light?
What's stirring the fallen leaves in the underwood now?
Claws marks on the wall.
A shadow that's eerie tall.
What flows in the fog that howls by the river side?

But don't you scare easily
Know that your dreams will set you free
Free from the shadows

What moves out of sight?
What gives in when dreams take flight
What longs for the embers that dance in the fireplaces?

But don't you scare easily
Know that your dreams will set you free
But don't you scare easily
Know that your dreams will set you free
Free from the shadows

La la, la la la

Footsteps on the floor
That open the darkest door
With faces unseen, we dare not to look upon now
Don’t hide in the shadows

La la, la la la

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from The Greater Good, released March 13, 2020

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Rasmus Fynbo Copenhagen, Denmark

Rasmus Fynbo is a Danish singer and songwriter. His sound is a one-of-a-kind combination of Indie pop/ rock, as well as folk and Balcan music, with a pinch of cabaret. His remarkably diverse style paves the way to a very specials sound, that surprises listeners at every twist and turn. ... more

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