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Kesha

Shadow

Release date: 31st January 2020

From High Road
Track 5
3:34
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About This Track

'Shadow' by Kesha is a pop track from the album 'High Road', released in 2020. The lyrics are an unapologetic, party-bright response to someone else’s anger, leaning into joy, confidence, and a rebellious streak. With lines that revel in “I’m so happy”, it positions happiness as something to flaunt, not hide, and frames hostility as a matter of misplaced priorities, culminating in the idea that only those with the inclination to be offended would stay stuck there. The desert imagery and the surreal touch of seeing spaceships in the sky keep the attitude playful, even as the tone refuses to be cowed.

"Shadow" is a track by Kesha, from the album High Road, released 31st January 2020. The track is 3:34 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Kesha.

About the Artist

Kesha

Kesha

Lyrics

Shadow

I feel so good, why you so mad?
And I'm so happy, and you hate that
But I love love, and I love life
And I love tripping in the desert with my best friends
Seeing spaceships in the sky

And I love singing "fuck" in all my songs
'Cause the only people who got time to get offended
Are the ones who've probably never gotten off

So get your shadow out of my sunshine
Out of my blue skies, out of my good times
So get your darkness out of my champagne
I'll be dancing in the rain
I'ma love you even though you hate me
I'ma love you even though you hate

We all got shit, who's to throw stones?
Live and let live, or just stay the fuck home (Home, oh)
So if you love love (If you love love)
If you love life (If you love life)
Then we can share this blue Dodge van and end this in the night sky

And if you love partying, then party on
And if you're here to throw shade
Then you're in the wrong place
Yeah, you're blocking my sun

Get your shadow out of my sunshine
Out of my blue skies, out of my good times
So get your darkness out of my champagne
I'll be dancing in the rain
I'ma love you even though you hate me
I'ma love you even though you hate

I'll just keep on doing what I do best
Pissing off people who wanna be pissed
Hate is the poison, love's the elixir
If you don't like me, you can suck my
(Can suck my, can suck my, can suck my)

So get your shadow out of my sunshine
Out of my blue skies, out of my good times
So get your darkness out of my champagne
I'll be dancing in the rain
I'ma love you even though you hate me
I'ma love you even though you hate

I'ma love you even though you hate me
I'ma love you even though you hate
I'ma love you even though you hate me
I'ma love you even though you hate

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Track details

From High Road

3:342020
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Album
High Road
High Road
Kesha
31st January 2020
Track number
5
Release year
2020
  1. 1Tonight
    3:16
  2. 2My Own Dance
    2:41
  3. 3Raising Hell (feat. Big Freedia)
    2:50
  4. 4High Road
    3:20
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    • Credits

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    Writer
    Drew Pearson, Kesha, Pebe Sebert
    Producer
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    Engineer
    Drew Pearson, Matt Dyson, Purple Dinosaur, Village Studios
    Additional Engineering
    Matt Tuggle
    Assistant Mastering Engineer
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    Jon Castelli, Joshua Deguzman
    Strings
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