Jack's Shadow Lyrics - Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

They dragged Jack and his shadow from the hole 

And the bulb that burned above him 

Did shine both day and night 

And his shadow learned to love his 

Little darks and greater light 

And the sun, it shined 

And the sun, it shined 

And the sun, it shined 

A little stronger, a little stronger 

Jack wept and kissed his shadow "Goodbye" 

Spat from their dirty dungeons 

Into a truly different din 

Shat from their institutions 

Into a fully different din 

And his shadow soon became a wife 

And children plagued his latter life 

Until one night he took a skinning knife 

And stole into the town 

And tracked, tracked his shadow down 

Said the shadow to Jack Henry, "What's wrong?" 

Jack said, "A home is not a hole" 

"And shadow, you're just a gallow that I hang my body from" 

"O shadow, you're a shackle from which my time is never done" 

Then he peeled his shadow off in strips 

He peeled his shadow off in strips 

Then kneeled his shadow on some steps 

And cried, "What have I done?" 

And the sun, it shined 

And the sun, it shined 

I say "Love is blind" 

And is it any wonder? 

Is it any wonder? 

Jack and his damned shadow is gone 

And though each one of us all, want to duly mourn 

Yes, and though each one of us, all want to duly mourn 

'Tis done in brighter corners now 

'Tis done in brighter corners now 

'Tis done in brighter corners now 

Now that Jack's black shadow's gone 

And the sun, it shined 

I say sun, it shined 

And the sun it shined 

A little stronger 

Is it any wonder? 

Is it any wonder? 

That love is blind 

I say love is blind 

I say love is blind 

A little stronger 

A little stronger 

'Tis done in brighter corners now 

Tis done in brighter corners now 

'Tis done in brighter corners now 

Now that Jack's black shadow's gone 

Yeah, Jack's black shadow's gone 

And I swear, love is blind 

Yeah, love is blind 

Yeah, love is blind 

[Incomprehensible] 

Oh, the sun, it shined 

The sun, it shined 

The sun, it shined 

But when I can't remember 

But 'tis done in brighter corners now 

Tis done in brighter corners now 

'Tis done in brighter corners now 

Tis done in brighter corners now 

'Tis done in brighter corners now 

Now that Jack's black shadow's gone 

Now that Jack's black shadow's gone 

Now that Jack's black shadow's gone 

Now that Jack's black shadow's gone 

Now that Jack's black shadow's gone