Laura Marling - The Shadows

So, someone was sleeping while she did her leaving
Cowards go in the night
She did her leaving, and how could I blame her?
Who has the nerve to fight?

She knows, of course, she knows now
Nothing could tear me apart
She lives in the shadows of my heart

I tried to persuade her
In vain, of course, later
That's something that I deny
I knew it was better
To say in my letter
That I never even tried

She knows, of course, she knows
That one day she'll tear me apart
The shadows that she live on my heart

She's leaving, she's leaving
My altar, she's leaving
Where will I go to pray?
I want her, I need her
I long to believe her
Words that she will not say

And I knew
Of course, I knew
That one day she'd tear me apart
The shadow that she left on my heart

She's leaving, she's leaving
My altar, she's leaving
Where will I go to hide?
She lives on the shadows of my mind