You Took My Shadows

In the words of his mama, "He was my only son."
In the words of his sister, "He was on the run."
In the words of his girl, "How could it end this way?"
In the words of his daddy, "Well he never had much to say."

Goodbye Kathy and goodbye Mom, there's voices in my head
Angel dust and tortured dreams say I'd be better dead

You, you chased the shadows because your hopes and dreams have been lost to the night

Hey, Billy, did you hear the news?
Johnny's gone for good
They say his mama's all broke up
They found him in the woods
Kathy just couldn't understand
Sheriff, he just looked tired
Some will play and some will pay
And Johnny played with fire

Johnny's dead and buried now out on the edge of town
Drove by his grave the other day, that's when the fear came down
I hate the night that took his life, but now it's haunting me
I may be young, may be confused but I gotta be free

God, are You there, can You hear me now?
Show me how to hope
Lost in the dark on a dead end road, please save me from myself

Lord, You, You took the shadows - all my fears and doubt and brought me out of the night
Lord, You , You take the shadows - give me hope and love and turn my darkness to light



I first heard this song about twelve years after I left Hammond, Ind. I went back around this time to see my Sister and Brother-in-law who were still living there. I took a walk again, where I use to walk when I was king of my own heart. Lost in total sin and rejection of God's Love and Salvation. I remember walking from one "friends" house to another to get high and "stoned". Walking those streets high on anything that would please me. I would sit on the corner in the middle of the night and just be totally wasted. Because of the drugs I actually thought the trees were walking with me like "lord of the Rings". I was lost, alone, and on my way to Hell without Redemption from Jesus Christ. So 12 years later I was walking these very same sidewalks and this very song came to me. And I began to cry as I walked. It was dark and no one was around. I started to sing that last phrase. "Lord, You, You took the shadows - all my fears and doubt and brought me out of the night.
Lord, You , You take the shadows - give me hope and love and turn my darkness to light"
His Holy Spirit gave me such a time of rejoicing and prayer. I then started to pray for all my past "friends" that I got high with. I prayed and I am still praying that Jesus Christ will still take "Their Shadows"! That the Gospel of Jesus Christ will reach their hearts if they are still living.

Here is a live performance of He took the Shadows by Glenn of Resurrection Band
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