Jun 2, 2024 – willowdot21

Good Sunday afternoon everyone and it’s time for Jim Adams Song Lyric Sunday . This week June 2, 2024 Di of pensitivity101 has given us the prompt of – Songs with the lyrics “eerie, ghost, haunting, paranormal or spooky” Thank you Di.

Now I know I have featured this song before but I really like Rasmus and in particular this track …though it’s not my favourite track of theirs. I have included the new version they have made with the Kalush Orchestra which is a really great version.

“In the Shadows” is a song by Finnish alternative rock band the Rasmus, included on the group’s fifth studio album Dead Letters. Released in Finland in January 2003, the single achieved considerable chart success throughout Europe and Oceania, including the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 3, and New Zealand, where it topped the chart. The song was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single in 2004.

There are four different music videos for the song: the Finnish version, the European version, the American version, and a fourth, simplified version. A new version of the song, co-written by and featuring Ukrainian rap group Kalush Orchestra, is accompanied by a music video.

My favourite one is US and UK version. In the video, directed by Philipp Stölzl in Bucharest, Romania, the band are performing a concert in what looks to be an old Victorian mansion. During the verses, a maid is seen constantly busy serving the masters of the house in what appears to be the past of the mansion. The maid sees (lead singer) Lauri and the concert in mirrors on the walls, which causes her to become distracted, making mistakes and dropping trays. Eventually, while despairing over her errors in her room, she sees Lauri and all the fans in her mirror, while the master of the house is approaching with somebody else, possibly the head maid, presumably to reprimand the new maid. Lauri tugs her through the mirror in her room to where they are performing. She then finishes watching the concert. It concludes with the master of the house and the others entering to find the maid’s room empty.. more information here

No sleep
No sleep until I’m done with finding the answer
Won’t stop
Won’t stop before I find a cure for this cancer

Sometimes I feel like going down I’m so disconnected
Somehow I know that I am haunted to be wanted

I’ve been watching, I’ve been waiting
In the shadows for my time
I’ve been searching, I’ve been living
For tomorrow’s all my life
In the shadows
In the shadows

They say that I must learn to kill before I can feel safe
But I, I’d rather kill myself than turn into their slave

Sometimes I feel that I should go and play with the thunder
Somehow I just don’t want to stay and wait for a wonder

I’ve been watching, I’ve been waiting
In the shadows for my time
I’ve been searching, I’ve been living
For tomorrow all my life

Lately, I’ve been walking, walking in circles
Watching, waiting for something
Feel me, touch me, heal me
Come take me higher

I’ve been watching, I’ve been waiting
In the shadows for my time
I’ve been searching, I’ve been living
For tomorrow all my life

I’ve been watching, I’ve been waiting
I’ve been searching, I’ve been living
For tomorrow

Oh oh
Oh oh
In the shadows
Oh oh
Oh oh
In the shadows
I’ve been waiting

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Aki Hakala / Eero Heinonen / Lauri Yloenen / Pauli Rantasalmi

In the Shadows lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

The Rasmus & Kalush Orchestra version

Here is the Version they recently made with the Kalush Orchestra in support of the Ukraine. The group released a new version of the song, titled “In the Shadows of Ukraine” and featuring Ukrainian rap group Kalush Orchestra. The music video for this version is directed by Leonid Kolosovskyi more information here

No sleep
No sleep until I’m done with finding the answer
Won’t stop
Won’t stop before I find a cure for this cancer
Sometimes
I feel like going down and so disconnected
Somehow
I know that I am haunted to be wanted

I’ve been watching
I’ve been waiting
In the shadows for my time
I’ve been searching
I’ve been living
For tomorrows all my life

In the shadows
In the shadows

Болить серденько в нашої неньки
Не плач рідненька, наш час вже близенько
Встану раненько, обійму стареньку
Сонце зійде, зникнуть всі вороженьки

Забери мене, пара іде тута
Холодно народ, народ не розкутий
Вирубили біт, пібіп, пібіп – пусто
Пара барабан, панам, панам три, три й

Пара карабін – слова летять комком
В Калуші живу, для тебе це Комптон
Набери мене, но не пиши в дот.ком
Гачком вицепляю тебе з понтом

I’ve been watching
I’ve been waiting
In the shadows for my time
I’ve been searching
I’ve been living
For tomorrows all my life

In the shadows
In the shadows

Happy Sunday everyone 💜💜💜💜