Shadow of a lonely man

 

Canción de la banda de rock progresivo The Alan Parsons Project, de su álbum de 1978, Pyramid.

Interpretada por el cantante británico John Miles y escrita por Eric Woolfson  y Alan Parsons.

Letra

Look at me now

A shadow of the man I used to be

Look through my eyes

And through the years of loneliness, you'll see

To the times in my life

When I could not bear to lose a simple game

And the least of it all was the fortune and the fame

But the dream seemed to end

Just as soon as it had begun, was I to know?

For the least thing of all that was on my mind

Was the close at the end of the show

The shadow of a lonely man feels nobody else

In the shadow of a lonely, lonely man

I can see myself

But the sounds of the crowds

When they come to see me now is not the same

And the jest of it all is I can't recall my name

But I'll cling to a hope 'til I can't hold on anymore, anymore

And for all the acclaim, I am all alone

And I see as I look through the door

The shadow of a lonely man, there's nobody else

In the shadow of a lonely, lonely man

I can see myself

Look at me now, a shadow of the man I used to be...