Through The Valley

Through the Valley is the sixth track on blues musician Shawn James's debut album Shadows. The track's lyrics focus on and describe separation from religious morals and beliefs. The song also was most notably used in the reveal trailer for the action-horror game The Last of Us Part II, where it gained a significant amount of popularity and attention.

[Verse] I walk through the valley of the shadow of death And I'll fear no evil because I'm blind to it all And my mind and my gun they comfort me Because I know I'll kill my enemies when they come Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life And I will dwell on this earth forevermore Still, I walk beside the still waters, and they restore my soul But I can't walk on the path of the right because I'm wrong Well, I came upon a man at the top of a hill Called himself the savior of the human race Said he come to save the world from destruction and pain But I said, "How can you save the world from itself?" [Outro] 'Cause I walk through the valley of the shadow of death And I'll fear no evil because I'm blind Oh, and I walk beside the still waters, and they restore my soul But I know when I die my soul is damned