Shade is a 2003 neo-noir crime drama starring Stuart Townsend, Gabriel Byrne, Thandie Newton, Jamie Foxx, Roger Guenveur Smith, Melanie Griffith and Sylvester Stallone. The film follows a trio of grifters who attempt to set up a legendary card sharp nicknamed "The Dean". The film is a complex web of interwoven and branching scenes and flashbacks.
Many years ago, a young Dean is playing in a mob-run illegal underground poker game. The game is raided by robbers who order everyone to put up their hands. The Dean reluctantly does so, revealing the card he's concealed. Incensed, a fellow player grabs a gun and starts shooting, setting off a firefight that kills everyone in the club except the Dean and one of the mobsters. The two men point their guns at each others' heads.
In present day, Tiffany (Thandie Newton) and Charlie (Gabriel Byrne), two of the three small-time hustlers, run a scam involving a phony diamond ring. The pettiness of the scam (grossing $300) indicates the usual level at which they operate. Later at a Los Angeles club, Charlie and Tiffany meet up with Larry Jennings (Jamie Foxx) as he's taking down an underground poker game. They discuss a partnership to work a "soft game" with a potential profit of $10,000-$20,000. As Charlie and Larry talk, Tiffany is harassed at the bar by a guy trying to pick her up. Larry tentatively agrees to continue talking pending his meeting the third member of the group. In a short flashback, that third member, Vernon (Stuart Townsend), a card mechanic, is working as a Las Vegas blackjack dealer. Working with a small crew, he switches out the contents of a six deck shoe and they take the casino for $40,000.
There you stand,
with your head in your hands, crying out.
Once again,
it has been like then before.
Oh.. it hurts,
oh.. how it hurts.
T’was all your fault,
like all these, these times before.
It’s not his,
no, how could it be..
It was trouble in his job,
it was trouble in his life, but do you believe?
Refrain) All you do is just waiting in his shade,
don’t you want to be free?
Waiting, longing to break out and walk into
the sun of life, out of the life of fearsand the fear for life.
You thought about,
just to run, just to run, to run and hide.
But everytime,
his “Sorry!” is too sweet..
Do you remember, what he said,
Would it always be the same
Give it all to reason
Let me down
You watch me drown
Hold me down I can't explain
Though I never could - that's the problem
Fight about the plate again,
Climbing up to free myself.
I don't need this
Innovation comes
Do you really know
I'm falling
I just fall into shade
All I wanna do is pray
Give me back the freedom
If it comes the only way
Clearance sets me free
... twist and turn
Looking at the same thing
Flicking back the pages
Just enough for me to see myself
I don't need this
Innovation comes
Do you really know
I'm trying to believe
As life turns on
Do you see it
Do you really know
I'm falling
I will fall into space
As funny though it seems
That I can dream a little
It's pulling me inside
The wheels still turn
...as the sun
Touch my face
...back home
I don't need this
Innovation comes,
I'm trying to believe
As life drags on
Do you see it
Do you really know
...Stone flowers in your garden
The sun going down the horizon...
...Ask the time getting through
When your dreams - dawn
... Out spread ocean private
connections
Refined touch of coolness mouth i
feel thrill of joy
Blue faint light tomorrow is
...Life leading to the mood becomes
The impressioner for the soul
Look around this is a cruel
reality
That makes you are quiet...
I'm turning of the look
From colours of reality
Penetrable, pleasant warmth
This one moment, while
Fly away from here
Touch a sun bean
Breath of wind
I see unblemished sky blue
And below mosaic of hue
Morning's stream of white
I'm penetrating these world by
sails
Only if like they are?
Maybe it's a sleep?!
But birds are swimming
continually
... in my dreams i can see
Bright flames of the light...
... I'm drifting away, not walking
the silence...
... Sleeping autumn scenery
let's take our time
we have all night
just you and i
can't get you out of my mind
can't get you out of my head
i want to kiss your eyes
i watch you climb the stairs
we can dance all night
under the street lights
under the fireflys with wide eyes
we can drink all day
baby it's okay
walk side by side
nothing to say
your hand in mine
flowers in your hair
let's take our time
we have all night
just you and i
with wide eyes
we can dance all night
under the street lights
under the fireflys with wide eyes
we can drink all day
baby it's okay
when i grow up
The thunder cracks at the hills and plains,
The rain does lash at your window pane.
I am the ghost of your past refrain,
I'm your conscience, let me in, let me in,
I'm your conscience, let me in.
You cannot bear to go on this way,
You've passed many trials,
But still you sway,
You know that something has to change,
And it's weak to sit in blame, let me in.
Oh it's weak to sit in blame.
No, You cannot bear to go on this way,
You've passed many trials,
But still you sway,
You know that something has to change,
Or like me soon you'll be a ghost, let me in,
Or soon you'll be a shade.
I don't want a fast car, don't need a four lane highway
There's not another place I'd rather be
'Cause out here in the country, bluebirds sing for nothin'
And the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah, the shade comes free with a tree
The tree came with a mountain right beside the river
Where the ground makes one heck of a seat
The mountain counts for somethin'
The view is worth a fortune
And the shade comes free with a tree
I never had a dollar that could buy me what I'm feelin'
And I'm feelin' bad as good as I can be
I need to be reminded when I'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me
I'll never make a killin' tryin' to make a livin'
But I make enough to raise a family
And I bought a piece of heaven of County Road Eleven
Where the shade comes free with a tree
Yeah, where the shade comes free with a tree
I never had a dollar that could buy me what I'm feelin'
And I'm feelin' bad as good as I can be
I need to be reminded when I'm lookin' for a bargain
Not to overlook what's right in front of me
I don't want a fast car, don't need a four lane highway
There's not another place I'd rather be
Down County Road Eleven, there's this little piece of heaven
Where the shade comes free with a tree
Where the shade comes free with a tree
let's get down like we did last summer
dave did cannonballs down at the ottobar
look outside i think it's snowing
let's get down like we did last summer
and it's just like you
let's get down like we did last summer
dave did cannonballs down at the ottobar
look outside their tree diving
let's get down like we did last summer
and it's just like you
you graduated with a science degree
you got published back in seventy-three
work as a teacher
they called you the professor
giving you the rasberries
they stole the keys and got inside your mind
but now you're home
you used to talk about your car every day
it always put a smile on your face
first digital screen ever
man that's pretty clever
and it was american made
they stole the keys and got inside your mind
but you just slowed down
that day
the car kept running
in the garage that was your escape
the televisions on
and all your friends are gone forever
you are the racer
did you think about your daughter
did you think about your wife and son
it's done
you said that business makes the world go around
you had a sickness that was bringing you down
you left for several reasons
conversations with the demons
and they never even made a sound
they stole the keys and got inside your mind
and now you're home
the televisions on
and all your friends are gone forever
you are the racer
did you think about your daughter
did you think about your wife and son
I found your holes today,
your spots made my way,
I know what I can't do,
so I swear today I'm gonna walk away.
I'll walk away
so many times.
I have felt, but it stood,
so strong to break.
I'm through woth what I have here,
but it feels so safe.
Feels like
I've broken what I have,
But I can't let it go.
I feel it slipping, just let it go,
I feel it slipping, I can't let go.
Opposites fly in my head,
I see it, but I can't let it go,
and these voices are flying
where do I let them go.
Feel it,
I'll squeeze this day until it bleeds,
I'll never let it go.
I'll bring us both down,
I'll bring us both down,
If your eyes hurt in the glaring sunlight
You should hide under the tree until the night
It will be nice and quiet around here after dark
Then you’d better go to the park
That’s all I can say for you
Even if it’s so rambling word…
Even if it’s so rambling scar…
I hope my song will reach the parade
If you get tired of chilly darkness
You should open your eyes slowly and breathe
It will be nice and crowded here after dawn
Then you’d better take a round
That’s all I can say for you
Even if it’s so rambling word…
Even if it’s so rambling scar…
I hope my song will reach the parade
I wish you get rid of the oppression
I Saw A Rainbow In The Dark
That Almost Made Me Blind
Lovely Colours From Above
All Messing With My Mind
A Taste So Sweet
I Felt So Good
All I Could Do Was Sigh
Frigid Fucking Bitch From Hell
Who Wanted Me to Die
Take A Piece Of Me
I Promise Not To Leave You Alone
Take A Piece Of Me
Tomorrow I Might Be Gone
I Felt So Sad
She Drove Me Mad
But I Wanted To Go Back
I Never Met A Girl Like Her
Now The Rainbow Was All Black
Bitterness Has Filled My Soul
All She Could Do Was Lie
Horny Fucking Bitch From Hell
Who Wanted Me To Die
Take A Piece Of Me
I Promise Not To Leave You Alone
Take A Piece Of Me
Tomorrow I Might Be Gone
These Things Can Really Hurt
When You’re In The Middle Of It All
Soon Or Late You Realize
It’s No Else's Goddamn Fault
For Being So Damn Naive
But Get Stronger When You See
That Love And Hate Go Hand in Hand
And With Time You Learn Your Lesson
That With Hate Follows Goodbye
And You Realize You Shouldn’t
Trust Or Believe
saw you on the street again heard you were the talk of
the town
it was getting me down
sitting on my bed again starring at the hardwood floor
you were looking for more
saw you in your underwear
and i'm still thinking
thanks again Ed for bringing the youngling tonite
now im feeling alright
sorry about the interview didn't have much to say
was it okay
saw you in your underwear
and i'm still thinking
and if you think its over now it's just begun
it's just begun
it's just begun
and if you think its over now it's just begun
it's just begun
[Words & Music: T. Bjrn]
It knows no time, life or race
Terminates, leaves just an empty space
It rises high, black and shapeless
Falls low, smooth and soundless
All in it's way, will be gone like yesterday
Crawling faster, our disaster
Now it has come to take us there
To the place where we all beware
And who knows what it has to show
We'll figure it out from down below
Next in line, a sorrowed face
Swept away, end of chase
Another foolish desperate try
Keeps me asking the question, why?
Prayers are good, for lack of sense
The final stand, darkness so dense
Now it has come to take us there
To the place where we all beware
And who knows what it has to show
We'll figure it out from down below
Even though the sun might shine now
The shade will come and tuck you in
Even if your life's divine now, it too shall end
You're in denial, trying to turn away
But it will catch up on you someday
Maybe tomorrow or the next decade
But everyone will face eternal shade
Even though the sun might shine now
The shade will come and tuck you in
Even if your life's divine now it too shall end
i thought that you would be around here forever at the
last camera show we took a photo together honestly i've
never seen you so happy time took you away that day in
september when finn told me i almost fell over craig and
kief and shane did the same your mother said you were
smiling and waving from heaven she said your baby brother
never cries jade dagger that was your band when you were
let's get down like we did last summer
dave did cannonballs down at the ottobar
look outside i think it's snowing
let's get down like we did last summer
and it's just like you
let's get down like we did last summer
dave did cannonballs down at the ottobar
look outside their tree diving
let's get down like we did last summer
and it's just like you
come on and i feel it like you
... The silence torn by the sound
of a bell
Dreams become the key to an
unknown aim...
... There's no day
There's no night
This fragment we are leaving
To your imagination and free interpretation.
Do you ever get that feeling
People closing doors behind you
All alone again, surrounded
By the normal things you do
Like a rabbit in the headlights,
You get rooted to the spot
Now they baffle you with choices
Will they leave you here to rot?
Corporation corridors,
How I wonder what's in store for me.
Corporation corridors,
Help me find an open door
Believe in me, I'll play your game
Please don't ignore me or my name
Do you ever get that feeling
People running scared around you
Sacrificing their opinions
For the uniform they wear
Corporation pays the mortgage,
Telephone and shiny car
Sell your morals for promotion,
Pass the buck and you'll go far
Corporation corridors
How I wonder what's in store for me
Corporation corridors,
Devoted I'll obey your laws
Grant me my security
A corporate identity and I'm yours
I'm yours
You're the answer to my problems
Can you help me run my life and find some friends
Do you ever get that feeling
People making out they like you
All the time they're busy working
On the plan to run you through
If you really want to beat them
You can do it through the system
Secret lies in infiltration,
Anonymity's the clue
Make a point in being faceless
Keep your instinct well alive
Making sure you leave no traces
And you won't tell any lies
Come and join the corporation now
Step into the corridor
["Come on"?] knocking at the station now
Welcome 1984
The thunder cracks at the hills and plains,
The rain does lash at your window pane.
I am the ghost of your past refrain,
I'm your conscience, let me in, let me in,
I'm your conscience, let me in.
You cannot bear to go on this way,
You've passed many trials,
But still you sway,
You know that something has to change,
And it's weak to sit in blame, let me in.
Oh it's weak to sit in blame.
No, You cannot bear to go on this way,
You've passed many trials,
But still you sway,
You know that something has to change,
Or like me soon you'll be a ghost, let me in,
I remember
When they found you
They told me your decomposing body
Was covered with flies
Decaying, rotting
Your final act
Brought too much shame
The demons of the mind (made you)
Suck the poison gas
To your death
Time has passed
But in my dreams I
Still stand face to face with you
In wonder who is
Torturing you now
If you're hurt,
Why don't you tell someone.
Don't feel bad,
You're not the only one, yeah.
Don't go hiding,
Hiding, in the shade.
If you were abused,
I'll find someone to help you.
I know you were used,
What are you gonna' do?
claims, they crawled from those clouds and
over mountains cried
into the streams where they ran the length of
past and time that called out
with their hands beside you as all the people
shouted up to the
"northern" territories
My, they glowed a bug burning at the ends of
sheet covered crowns
whose only words were
wicked mumbles that shake unstable manners
brought these thoughts about you
lights up like flies and ants that dip about and
aim.... to swallow us
up like them bread baked gums...
now I remain glowing at the ends it's because
it's you they've become
shade drifts around, southern where the sheets
are growing ash and
steeple factories
old boy you'll never know just what they
think, it never finds you
cheap work finding pockets only when we're
aimed.... to swallow them
up like the bread baked gums...
these lights were waves that spilled through
my space (in the plains)
where no one knows if they'll ever need again
(I want to)
come and get and take me home
So rejoice, be glad, rejoice, oh my soul
For the lord, your god, he reigns forevermore
And i rejoice, for my god reigns
So rejoice, be glad, your father and your friend
Is the lord, your god, whose rule will never end
And i rejoice, for my god reigns
My god reigns, and i dance the dance of praise
My god reigns, with a shout i will proclaim
My god reigns, and i worship without shame
My god reigns, oh i will rejoice...
For my god reigns