Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Defences
Performer
Calum Wilmot
Electric Guitar
Cherry Duesbury
Lead Vocals
Kyle Parke
Drums
William Young
Lead Vocals
Owen Hughes-Holland
Electric Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Calum Wilmot
Songwriter
Cherry Duesbury
Songwriter
Kyle Parke
Songwriter
William Young
Songwriter
Owen Hughes-Holland
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Christoph Wieczorek
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We let ourselves fall victim
Plead ignorance to a hex without a cure
What lies behind, so easily ignored
[Verse 2]
'Cause we all have trauma, we all have pain
And it's easy to just want to push it away
But it doesn't define you, it's not gonna leave
Can we look in the mirror, accept what we see?
[PreChorus]
And this is what I see
[Chorus]
We're spending all our lives
Trying to cover up all the demons in our minds
But I'm facing mine
If we forget it, does that make it better?
Keep it on the low, or heal it forever?
I'm giving in to my
My dark side
Dark side, dark side
Dark side, dark side
[Verse 3]
It's the looming dread, it's the anxiety
It's the source of all our negativity
Did I deserve this? Am I worthless?
Who am I honouring by living with these curses?
Living with these curses
Why are we living with this?
[Verse 4]
And it's okay to want to stay away
Stay away
I can live in the light if I want to
But the darkness will still have its day
It will have its day
[Chorus]
We're spending all our lives
Trying to cover up all the demons in our minds
But I'm facing mine
If we forget it, does that make it better?
Keep it on the low, or heal it forever?
I'm giving in to my
My dark side
[Bridge]
The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified to find the gold in the dark
To find the gold in the dark
The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified to find the gold in the dark
To find the gold in the dark
'Cause I've done the hiding thing
The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified to find the gold in the dark
To find the gold in the dark
And it did no good for me
The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified to find the gold in the dark
And I'm tired of struggling
The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified to find the gold in the dark
To find the gold in the dark
With accepting all of me
The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified to find the gold in the dark
To find the gold in the dark
To find the gold in the dark, to find the gold in the dark
[Bridge]
No one else to blame
If we're the ones in our way
[Chorus]
We're spending all our lives
Trying to cover up, we're trying to cover up
The demons in our minds
In our minds
[Chorus]
We're spending all our lives
Trying to cover up all the demons in our minds
But I'm facing mine
If we forget it, does that make it better?
Keep it on the low, or heal it forever?
I'm giving in to my
My dark side
[Outro]
The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified to find the gold in the dark
The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified
Written by: Calum Wilmot, Cherry Duesbury, Kyle Parke, Owen Hughes-Holland, William Young