A shadow of a shadow of a shadow casts His long dark hat across my feet And floods the floor.
But with a wink I shoot A ray of light along the ground That creeps toward his shape and slams the door.
The darkness shrieks And grows a little weaker; and as it starts to part I feel My nose does bleed My hands do shake until - Eager to run - I lift a shaking leg
Now suddenly the shadow moves; It moves toward the curtain Spreads out ten thin long lines to reach the spot But fails And stumbles back
The two of us Keep fighting for a while I carry his grey marks under my skin
My shins are stripy black He lost an eye.
Eventually the sun Shows its bald head And my friend starts to fade;
Smaller and smaller he becomes And quiet Then, with a simple single beat He leaves;