I Don’t Chase Shadows

Intro – low, haunting)
Mmm…
I don’t… chase shadows

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Verse 1
You sang it loud, I heard your truth
Felt every word come bleeding through
But I don’t beg and I don’t crawl
I gave you real—I gave you all

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Pre-Chorus (build)
You draw your line, you make your stand
But love was never a demand

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Chorus (HOOK — simple, addictive)
I don’t chase shadows
I don’t run blind
You don’t get my heart
If you play with my mind

I don’t chase shadows
I don’t fall down
You don’t get my love
Then not want me around

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Verse 2 (swampy, rhythmic)
I stood in fire, I didn’t break
I gave you more than you could take
You want a war, you want control
But I don’t gamble with my soul

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Pre-Chorus
You say “take all or let me go”
But love don’t live in ultimatums

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Chorus (bigger, choir enters)
I don’t chase shadows
I don’t run blind
You don’t get my heart
If you play with my mind

I don’t chase shadows
I don’t fall down
You don’t get my love
Then not want me around

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Bridge (drop → stomp → chant)
Say my name?
No—I said yours first

Hands, time, truth
Yeah, I did the work

(choir hum builds)

No more bending
No more breaking
No more loving
Half-awake

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Breakdown (swamp gospel chant)
No more, no more
I won’t chase you anymore

No more, no more
I won’t chase you anymore

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Final Chorus (explosive)
I don’t chase shadows
I don’t run blind
You don’t get my heart
If you play with my mind

I don’t chase shadows
I don’t fall down
You don’t get my love
Then not want me around

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Outro (haunting, repeat hook)
I don’t chase shadows…
I don’t chase shadows…

Dark haunting gospel, female vocal, slow build, echoing choir, deep bass, eerie, cinematic, banjo, deep, feeling