Shadow Days By John Mayer

This song is one that I first heard around the time I first went to see the psychiatrist.  I heard it on the radio in the kitchen while doing dishes and I immediately had to go look it up.  The song and it's lyrics were something that struck a chord in me.  For me, shadow days described depression.  A time spent in self created darkness.  So in seeking help professionally for depression for the first time I was hoping my shadow days were over.

Did you know that you could be wrong
And swear you’re right
Some people been known to do it
All their lives

But you find yourself alone
Just like you found yourself before
Like I found myself in pieces
On the hotel floor

Hard times help me see

I’m a good man with a good heart
Had a tough time, got a rough start
But I finally learned to let it go
Now I’m right here, and I’m right now
And I’m hoping, knowing somehow
That my shadow days are over
My shadow days are over now

Well I ain't no trouble maker
And I never meant her harm
But it doesn’t mean I didn’t make it
Hard to carry on

Well it sucks to be honest (honest)
And it hurts to be real
But it's nice to make some love
That I can finally feel

Hard times let me be

I’m a good man with a good heart
Had a tough time, got a rough start
But I finally learned to let it go
Now I’m right here, and I’m right now
And I’m hoping, knowing somehow
That my shadow days are over
My shadow days are over now