In "Drowning Shadows", Sam Smith shows issues about loneliness, desperation for a company, and hopes of finding love. The song addresses to a specific example of loss of innocence, feeling lost in its own life. Overall, "Drowning Shadows" is a heart-wrenching and poignant song, which is based on the issues of the actual world. The problems are related to youth. They have struggled with issues of being alone, disappointment, choosing the right way for them, or being not appreciated for people, who they consider as the right ones.
In the song, the narrator expects to "imagine something closer" with the people he meets in the hypothetical place. Even though, he is "tired of [...] searching" the right person. He finds out that “casual love”,
In the song, the narrator expects to "imagine something closer" with the people he meets in the hypothetical place. Even though, he is "tired of [...] searching" the right person. He finds out that “casual love”,