Georgi – Shadows

Dark pop meets Depeche Mode: Georgi delivers with ‘Shadows’

Hardly any song has grabbed me as quickly as Shadows by Georgi – a track that has gone straight to my synth pop heart.

For me, Shadows walks that fine line between mod­ern dark pop and clas­sic synth pop so organ­ic­ally that I imme­di­ately feel at home. It's that bit­ter­sweet sound that feels famil­i­ar yet brings some­thing unique to the table. What par­tic­u­larly struck me was the clev­er inter­pol­a­tion of Depeche Mode's "It's No Good" – subtle, but unmis­tak­able. Precisely because I'm a big fan of that era, this hook melody imme­di­ately caught my atten­tion. For me, it's not a cheap quote, but a lov­ing homage – and it works brilliantly.

Only in dark­ness I see clear
The shad­ows remind me you're still here
Lyrics of "Shadows" per­formed by "Georgi"

But what really won me over is Georgi's voice. Her vocals are extremely ver­sat­ile – some­times almost whis­per­ing, some­times intense and demand­ing. The whole thing nev­er feels exag­ger­ated, but abso­lutely in tune with the dark yet catchy over­all com­pos­i­tion. There's a lot going on in the arrange­ment, but none of it feels over­loaded. Quite the oppos­ite, in fact: the track man­ages to cre­ate max­im­um atmo­sphere with min­im­al means.

I was also really taken by the lyr­ics of Shadows. Lines like "Only in dark­ness I see clear / The shad­ows remind me you're still here" strike exactly that mel­an­chol­ic nerve that I love so much about elec­tron­ic music. For me, it's about the destruct­ive side of depend­ence and how emo­tion­al con­trol dis­guises itself as long­ing – all wrapped up in a format that could eas­ily hold its own in a dark club set.

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Lyrics of "Georgi – Shadows"

Life likes to lie but some people call it paranoia
In time I find deep down the truth will just des­troy ya

Maybe this time is different
Maybe it’s all ok
Maybe the way I’m moving
Will make you believe in me
Till then paranoia..

Only in dark­ness I see clear
The shad­ows remind me your still here
And you’ll only love me if i kneel
So let me get down show me how to feel

The shad­ows remind me minds me minds me
The shad­ows remind me minds me minds me
The shad­ows reminds me minds me minds me
That you're still here

Boys love the thrill
Of try­ing to make you kill
For their love supply
Between you and I

Only real bad guys
Are a real fun time
But they won’t treat you right
Right
Right
Fuck

Maybe this time is different
Maybe it’s all ok
Maybe the way I’m movin
Will make you believe in me
Till then.. paranoia

Only in dark­ness I see clear
The shad­ows remind me your still here
And you’ll only love me if i kneel
So let me get down show me how to feel

The shad­ows remind me minds me minds me
The shad­ows remind me minds me minds me
The shad­ows remind me mind me mind me
That you're still here

I just wanna stay high
Just wanna stay high
Just wanna stay high
Just wanna stay high

Oh I just wanna stay high

Only in dark­ness I see clear
The shad­ows remind me your still here
And you’ll only love me if i kneel
So let me get down show me how to feel

The shad­ows remind me minds me minds me
The shad­ows remind me minds me minds me
The shad­ows remind me mind me mind me

You're still here