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Love Or The Wilds

from Love Or The Wilds by Chris Darby

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lyrics

Where were you tonight
When I came home
Alone in your life
Alone in my room

There was magic at play
From the moment we met
All matches accounted
All bridges intact

We had our lows
Disguised as our highs
Great loss was at hand
We said our goodbyes

And then we collapsed
Into fiery flame
We burned out so soon
It was hard to explain

We convinced each other
We were part of the fog
That nobody noticed
And nobody saw

We convinced each other
This was some kind of spell
We had placed on the world
In spite of ourselves

We convinced each other
There was nowhere to go
We were golden red hues
We were fire then snow

And you convinced me
I was selfish and rude
As I drove my dreams
Away from this room

You said to me
It was love or the wilds
Ultimatums of fear
Never meant to expire

We wandered these woods
Consumed by desire
Ahead of ourselves
Behind razor wire

There was nothing we saw
We could ever believe
Just out of our grasp
For us to concede

So what can you say now
That freedom is gone
What can you do now
Your dreams are alone

And who goes this far
Only to turn back
This we will never do
In spite of these facts

After all of these trials
After all of these dreams
Shattered illusions
Delicate schemes

Commonplace causes
Fractions of wholes
Commitment to losses
A lifetime or more

We were already dead
From the moment we met
These phrases we spoke
We would never forget

Phrases of love
Phrases of hate
Continuing this
Resolution of fate

Absolute stone
Weathered and worn
We cling to each other
To shield off our storm

And you know what to say
You always know what to do
Four past the moonlight
I returned to my room

I loved you then
As I love you today
Captive together
On the wings of the sea
On the wings of the sea

credits

from Love Or The Wilds, released September 1, 2023
Chris Darby - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Erin Frisby - Vocals
Laura Levenhagen - Vocals
Billy Mickelson - Cello
Jon Soliz - Electric Guitar
Steve Leaf - Synthesizers
Nicholas Naioti- Synthesizers
Justin Birchard - Mixing, Mastering, and Production

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Chris Darby is a folk musician whose true home is anywhere his music takes him. Though his singing sometimes reaches the ferocious roar of a territorial lion and other times sinks to the gentle whisper of a wise sage, his vocal style embodies a rare emotional honesty which captures the full range and depth of his life experience. Sign up for the Newsletter here- www.eepurl.com/Lgoz5 ... more

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