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Shadowboxer

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Shadowboxer was released on July 23, 1996 by Clean Slate/Work as a part of the album Tidal

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Fiona Apple

Vocals

Jon Brion

Vibraphone

Danny Frankel

Drums

Greg Richling

Bass

Patrick Warren

Chamberlin

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Fiona Apple

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Andrew Slater

Producer

Mark Endert

Mixing Engineer

Claude Achille

Additional Engineer

Brian Scheubel

Additional Engineer

Jim Wirt

Additional Engineer

Niko Bolas

Additional Engineer

Troy Gonzales

Assistant Engineer

Al Sanderson

Assistant Engineer

Tom Banghart

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Ted Jensen

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Once my lover, now my friend

What a cruel thing to pretend

What a cunning way to condescend

Once my lover, and now my friend

[Verse 2]

Oh, you creep up like the clouds

And you set my soul at ease

Then you let your love abound

And you bring me to my knees

[PreChorus]

Oh, it's evil, babe

The way you let your grace enrapture me

When well you know, I'd be insane

To ever let that dirty game recapture me

[Chorus]

You made me a shadowboxer, baby

I wanna' be ready for what you do

Well, I been swingin' around me

'Cause I don't know when you're gonna' make your move

[Verse 3]

Oh, your gaze is dangerous

And you fill your space so sweet

If I let you get too close

You'll set your spell on me

[Verse 4]

So darlin', I just wanna' say

Just in case I don't come through

I was onto every play

I just wanted you

[PreChorus]

Oh, it's so evil, my love

The way you've no reverence to my concern

So I'll be sure to stay wary of you, love

To save the pain

Of once my flame and twice my burn

[Chorus]

So I'm a shadowboxer, baby

I wanna be ready for what you do

And I been swingin' around at nothin'

I don't know when you're gonna make your move

[Chorus]

Yeah, I'm a shadowboxer, baby

I wanna' be ready for what you do

And I been swingin' around

Because I don't know when you'll make your move

Written by: Fiona Apple Maggart

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