Album: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)

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• Here's a thought for every man
  Who tries to understand what is in his hands (what's in his hands)
  He walks along the open road of love and life
  Surviving if he can (surviving if he can)
  
  Bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
  Chained to all the places that he never wished to stay
  Bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow
  
  As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride)
  As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride)
  As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride)
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow
  
  Ah ah
  Ah ah
  Ah ah
  
  Here's a thought for every man
  Who tries to understand what is in his hands (what's in his hands)
  He walks along the open road of love and life
  Surviving if he can (but only if he can)
  
  Bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
  Chained to all the places that he never wished to stay
  Bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow (ah ah)
  
  As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride)
  As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride)
  As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride)
  As they took his soul they stole his pride (pride)
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow (ah ah)
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow (ah ah)
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow Writer/s: Noel Gallagher
  Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 18

• AnonymousHe cast no shadow because he's invisible...
• Kay from BurnleyYes, the rolling stones thing. What a headache that must have been for a young aspiring band and songwriter. Must have spent a thousand pounds playing that tune on the jukebox of my local when I was 20.
• Abdul Azeem Khan from LondonThe prophet Muhammad peace be upon him is said to have cast no shadow when he faced the sun.
• Janet from North WestWhenever I hear this song it makes me cry. It makes me think of my dad. In the 80's when northern towns were being destroyed and there was high unemployment, men like my dad had to take whatever was being thrown at them and having to swallow their pride. Prime example is the final breaking of the miners. My dad was bound by the weight of wanting and needing to provide for his family and having to go against his principles in order to do that.
• Sophie from Manchester I was told the song was about Richard Ashcroft. The “they stole your soul and took your pride” bit refers to when the Rolling Stones took all the royalties off the verve for bittersweet symphony for using their riff. Because of this, one of their bestselling songs wasn’t being credited to them properly anymore and they “lost their shadow” (lost their fame a bit).
• Ken from LiverpoolCast No Shadow is about this interview "John Lennon interviewed by Gloria Emerson" . Everyone who faces the Sun casts a shadow . Joihn Lennons true shadow could`nt be cast . As they took his Soul (music) They stole his pride .( John Lennons pride was taken by what the News papers were saying about John " a long haired drugged hippie ") Noel Gallagher come to Liverpool for his Lyrics . Every Line in the song makes sense . It`s about John Lennon on his campaign for Peace . Bound with all the wait of all the the words he tried to say ( John was saying "I`m on a campaign for Peace Can`t you see I`m on a campaign for peace" watch the interview .(John Lennon interviewed by Gloria Emerson) . There`s not one word or line in the song that misinterpret`s this Songs meaning
• Ken from LiverpoolThe lyrics I used to write Cast no shadow .were wrote to support John Lennon in his campaign for world peace . I watched the Imagine Video where John Lennon is in the New York Times, News office. Saying to the secretary that he wasn't happy with what was headlined in the newspaper and said "I'm on a campaign for Peace." The secretary replies, "You're a lunatic John."
  
  Everybody casts a shadow as we face the Sun. John Lennon was attempting to make world peace. The line, 'As he faced the Sun he cast no shadow' means John Lennon wanted to make world peace but was unable to. His true shadow wasn't cast.
  
  The Lyrics below are about John Lennon's attempt to make world peace :-
  
  Here's a thought for every man who tries to understand
  What is in his hands
  He walks along the open road of love and life
  To find it if he can
  Bow with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
  Chained to all the places that he never wished to stay
  Bow with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow
  
  As they took his soul they stole his pride
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow
  
  Here's a thought for every man who tries to understand
  What is in his hands
  He walks along the open road of love and life
  To find it if he can
  Bow with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
  Chained to all the places that he never wished to stay
  Bow with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow
  
  As they took his soul they stole his pride
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow
  As he faced the sun he cast no shadow
  
• Valo from Moscow, Russia Federationwell, ashcroft reminds a vampire. He writes cold music
• Árni from Vestmannaeyjar, IcelandIf you compare this song to the song ,,Lucky Man'' by ,,The Verve" you'll see how he was dedicating this song to Richard Ashcroft
• Jasdeep from Ottawa, OnActually Joe, from Fairfax...Noel said that its about someone whose 'invisible'(so you're kinda right with the vampire/mirror theory.
• Peter Clarke from Hobart, AustraliaNoel stressed and clarified this song is not about Richard Ashcroft from the Verve but rather is DEDICATED to Ashcroft.
• Jonny from Cedar Rapids , IaThe comments that this song was written about Oasis friend Richard Ashcroft are correct. Noel went into detail in an interview where he explained that all the songs that Richard Ashcroft writes are very personal, thus he relives the pain everytime he sings the songs."Bound with all the weight of all the words he tries to say"
• Simon from London, EnglandHeard on many interviews with Noel that it was dedicated to Richard Ashcroft
• Topper from Perth, AustraliaSorry but Wrong T. Mclean. The song is a dedication to Richard Ashcroft. The "they" he (gallagher) refers to is in fact the 'establishment' 'authorities' and 'know-alls' within the health & medical fraternity who in they're infinite wisdom felt Ashcroft belonged in a mental ward and so 'for his own good' had him committed (for 5 or so mnths) where they stripped him bare of his "self" and reduced him to a shell of a man all in the name of 'therapy'.
• Brendan from York, EnglandThe song is about verve lead singer richard ashcroft not liam gallagher
• T from Mclean, VaThe Gallagher brothers were heavily into cocaine and other drugs, and the fact that this song talks about casting no shadow reflects the feelings that Liam felt while he was using cocaine. "As they took his soul, they took his pride" is a prevalent lyric in this song. "They" would be the drugs. And as anyone whos been addicted knows, drugs will take your soul and your pride, often without you even being aware or caring.
• Joe from Fairfax, VaI think this song is about a soul less person. "As he faced the sun , he cast no shadow." Kind of like a vampire and a lack of image in a mirror.
• Andrei from Tallinn, Otherand Liam always oriented to Ashcroft's singing manners

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