Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adam Jones
Guitar
Danny Carey
Drums
Justin Chancellor
Bass
Maynard James Keenan
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Jones
Songwriter
Danny Carey
Songwriter
Justin Chancellor
Songwriter
Maynard James Keenan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
TOOL
Producer
David Bottrill
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My shadow's shedding skin
I've been picking scabs again
I'm down digging through
My old muscles looking for a clue
[PreChorus]
I've been crawling on my belly
Clearing out what could've been
I've been wallowing in my own confused and
Insecure delusions
For a piece to cross me over
Or a word to guide me in
I wanna feel the changes coming down
I wanna know what I've been hiding
[Chorus]
In my shadow
My shadow
Change is coming through my shadow
My shadow's shedding skin
I've been picking my scabs again
[Verse 2]
I've been crawling on my belly
Clearing out what could've been
I've been wallowing in my own chaotic
Insecure delusions
[PreChorus]
I wanna feel the change consume me
Feel the outside turning in
I wanna feel the metamorphosis and
Cleansing I've endured in
[Chorus]
My shadow
My shadow
Change is coming, now is my time
Listen to my muscle memory
Contemplate what I've been clinging to
Forty-six and two ahead of me
[Bridge]
I choose to live and to
Grow, take and give and to
Move, learn and love and to
Cry, kill and die and to
Be paranoid and to
Lie, hate and fear and to
Do what it takes to move through
I choose to live and to
Lie, kill and give and to
Die, learn and love and to
Do what it takes to step through
[Outro]
See my shadow changing
Stretching up and over me
Soften this old armor
Hoping I can clear the way by
Stepping through my shadow
Coming out the other side
Step into the shadow
Forty-six and two are just ahead of me
Written by: Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan