Pondering Eternity (Study 4)
A slow, blues-inflected meditation on conscience, movement, and the shadow that walks beside us. This piece explores the idea of the shadow not as something to escape, but as something that keeps pace. Sometimes guiding, sometimes slowing us down. Always present. Set to an afro-blues–influenced groove with restrained rock elements, the song moves at a walking tempo. It resists urgency and leaves space for reflection. The questions remain unanswered by design. What does the shadow know that we don’t?
Video direction & editing: John Gerstner
Music: “The Shadow Knows” (Dub-leaning afro-blues)
Written by John Gerstner
Created with Suno AI
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▶ Lyrics (click to view)
Verse 1
Some say shadow’s just along for the ride
Just doing its thing while I do mine
Never says a word, never makes a sound
But everywhere I go, shadow’s on the ground
Chorus
What does the shadow know that I don’t know?
Is it leading me on or letting me go?
Walking beside me or slowing me down
Only the shadow knows
Only the shadow knows
Verse 2
Some say shadow keeps me on the path
I say sometimes he helps me find my way
Some say shadow’s just there to hold you back
Sometimes I think he pushes me
Chorus
What does the shadow know that I don’t know?
Is it leading me on or letting me go?
Walking beside me or slowing me down
Only the shadow knows
Only the shadow knows
Verse 3
A few would say shadow is my other me
The parts I hide, the parts I won’t let free
A few would say shadow holds me in the dark
Or pushes me to let go, walk on my own
Bridge
Everyone’s got a theory
Everyone’s got a line
But shadow just keeps moving
Sometimes ahead, sometimes behind
Final Chorus
What does the shadow know that I don’t know?
Is it the truth I’m running from or the one I’ll grow?
Following my lead or teaching me which way to go
Only the shadow knows
Only the shadow knows