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Tracks
Tom Grennan
Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be
Shadowboxing

SINGLE

Shadowboxing

Release date: 14th August 2025

From Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be

Track 3

2:53

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About This Track

"Shadowboxing" is a single by Tom Grennan, from the album Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be, released 14th August 2025. The track is 2:53 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 11 articles about Tom Grennan.

About the Artist

Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan

Lyrics

Shadowboxing

Everyday I'm working, working, working on me
Constantly I'm holding, holding, holding the beast off
Thought it would be easy, easy, easy to leave
But hot hell, I'm shadowboxing myself

I'm paranoid, I'm paralysed, I'm half alive behind the eyes
I'm tipsy, tipping on razor edge, don't let the lines inside my head
My mother told me, "Let it go
You've done enough, just let it go
But every night I fantasize, of kissing it, just one more time

Painted nails, and late night sales
Girls and boys, all in hell
Baby, touch me, let's get ugly
I don't think I'm ready to fall

Everyday I'm working, working, working on me
Constantly I'm holding, holding, holding the beast off
Thought it would be easy, easy, easy to leave
But hot hell, I'm shadowboxing myself

Everyday I'm working, working, working on me
I'm over here just crying, crying, crying the sheets out
Thought it would be easy, easy, easy to leave
But hot hell, I'm shadowboxing myself

I've been dancing, but I can't dance
I'm in fashion, monkey on my back
Every second is a test and I'll take it
It's a pity, never been a academic

Painted nails, and late night sales
Girls and boys, all in hell
Baby, touch me, let's get ugly
I don't think I'm ready to fall

Everyday I'm working, working, working on me
Constantly I'm holding, holding, holding the beast off
Thought it would be easy, easy, easy to leave
But hot hell, I'm shadowboxing myself

Everyday I'm working, working, working on me
I'm over here just crying, crying, crying the sheets out
Thought it would be easy, easy, easy to leave
But hot hell, I'm shadowboxing myself

Monkey on my back
Not good for my health
But hot hell, I'm shadowboxing myself
Monkey on my back
Not good for my health
But hot hell, I'm shadowboxing myself

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Track details

From Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be

2:532025Single

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Album

Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be

15th August 2025

Track number

3

Release year

2025

1Full Attention
3:04
2Cool With That
2:56
3Shadowboxing
2:53
4Boys Don't Cry
2:42

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6Shadows on the Ceiling

14I Won't Miss A Thing

15Lonely Dancer

—Cool With That

—Boys Don't Cry

—Shadows on the Ceiling

—Full Attention

—Shadowboxing

—Somewhere Only We Go

—Dirty Dishes

—I Won't Miss A Thing

—Lonely Dancer