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The Mountain Goats – Shadow Song (2000) | Track profile | Dork

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The Mountain Goats
The Coroner’s Gambit
Shadow Song

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The Mountain Goats

Shadow Song

Release date: 17th October 2000

From The Coroner’s Gambit

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About This Track

"Shadow Song" is a track by The Mountain Goats, from the album The Coroner’s Gambit, released 17th October 2000. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats

Lyrics

Shadow Song

[Verse 1]

If you get there before me, will you save me a seat?

If you get there before me, would you save me a seat?

And if I never get there at all

Would you leave the seat empty?

[Verse 2]

If you get there before me, will you light us a fire?

If you get there before me, will you light us a fire?

And if I never show, will you watch the embers glow?

Would you keep the fire burning?

[Outro]

This is a song for you

In case I never make it through to where you are

This is a song for you

In case I never make it through to where you are

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Track details

From The Coroner’s Gambit

2000

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Album

The Coroner’s Gambit

The Mountain Goats

Release year

2000

—The Alphonse Mambo
—Insurance Fraud #2
—Bluejays and Cardinals
—Horseradish Road
—Jaipur
—Onions
—Shadow Song
—The Coroner's Gambit
—We Were Patriots
—Scotch Grove
—There Will Be No Divorce
—Elijah
—Island Garden Song
—Trick Mirror
—Baboon
—Family Happiness

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: John Darnielle
Producer: John Darnielle