Darkness in Light (2020) - The Daniel James Songbook
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The Writer's Thoughts
This album was "dedicated to the brevity of normality", and was released just as the world, and life, was becoming very much abnormal.
Personal favourites are "I've Travelled", "Please", and "Life". I don't think I could've made this album, nor executed the change
in songwriting, if the world remained normal. Catchy in places and surprisingly compact songwriting.
It's Raining
It's raining, it's raining, it's raining
I am going to get wet
It's raining, it's raining, it's raining
I am going to get wet
It's raining, it's raining, it's raining
I am going to get wet
It's raining, it's raining, it's raining
I am going to get wet
Does the weather matter?
Does the weather matter?
Does the weather matter?
Does the weather matter?
It's raining, it's raining, it's raining
I am going to get wet
It's raining, it's raining, it's raining
I am going to get wet
It's raining, it's raining, it's raining
I am going to get wet
It's raining, it's raining, it's raining
I am going to get wet
Does the weather matter?
Does the weather matter?
Does the weather matter?
Does the weather matter?
It's raining, it's raining, it's raining
I am going to get wet
It's raining, it's raining, it's raining
I am going to get wet
The Land Inside
Picture the scene, an empty country road
Fields of wheat grow and grow and grow
How do you know you're not in the show
Until you've gone down to the land inside?
No brothers I have, but many I've seen
The closer I go the further they seem
How do you know you're not in the show
Until you've gone down to the land inside?
If living's a dream, a nightmare is me
Wake up and smell the coffee rose
How do you know you're real for sure
Until you've gone down to the land inside?
How will you know you're not in the show
Until you've gone down to the land inside?
Until you've gone down to the land inside?
I've Travelled
I've travelled across countries
I've travelled the seven seas
But never have I once found
A place like this land to me
The people dance and cheer as the morning dew grows near
The town is full of bustle and the air is fully clear
I've travelled across countries
I've travelled the seven seas
But never have I once found
A place like this land to me
The sky is held up vastly with a giant marble pillar
Brightly how the sun shines, for townsfolk there was no fear
I've travelled across countries
I've travelled the seven seas
But never have I once found
A place like this land to me
The forest waves slowly, a farewell to the land
Nature draws up quickly, and the light is yet to fade
I've travelled across countries
I've travelled the seven seas
But never have I once found
A place like this land to me
The people dance and cheer as the morning dew grows near
The town is full of bustle and the air is fully clear
I've travelled across countries
I've travelled the seven seas
But never have I once found
A place like this land to me
I've travelled across countries
I've travelled the seven seas
But never have I once found
A place like this land to me
Winter
In the winter, look around
See the clouds form, day by day
It gets colder, you seem shocked
But there's plenty more to come
And soon, the end is here
There's no life left to be cold
And soon, the end is here
There's no life left to be cold
There's no need to worry life
When there's none left, not even you
Find the darkness, join us too
It's so easy, yes it's true
And soon, the end is here
There's no life left to be cold
And soon, the end is here
There's no life left to be cold
Forget your Name
And so you thought the work was done
The job has only just begun
Lie in the cage and forget your name
Mrs Moreys
And I said to you,
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
No one knows where she went
But all we know is we can't find her
No one knows where she went
But all we know is we can't find her
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
We burned down the forest to check if she was there
We found no one, we found no one
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
She's been missing for 5 years now
No one knows where she went
But it's probably in the forest
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
Poor old Mrs Moreys
She went into a forest and she never came back
I Know a Place
I know a place where you can see
A shadow of your misery
Where hopes and dreams all lie dead
Killed by ye old faithful reds
I know a place
It's the human race
Look to the face
Fear is in the air
Come outside and you will find
The product of our worried minds
Shops are empty, towns are dry
Ruined by a fateful lie
I know a place
It's the human race
Look to the face
Fear is in the air
Desperation at its best
For modern times there is no rest
Count yourself lucky, friend
We're all awake to see the end
I know a place
It's the human race
Look to the face
Fear is in the air
I know a place
It's the human race
Look to the face
Fear is in the air
Fixations
[Instrumental]
Please
Please come back, I hardly got to know you
Please tell me why you left so suddenly
Why, why won't you see I miss you
Come, come back for one last time
You, you fell, that day
You, you fell, that day
Please let me feel your touch again
Please let me be there for one last time
You, you fell, that day
You, you fell, that day
I lived for many years beside you, but I never saw the real you
Live on shining through the future
The messenger owns me and I feel you again
Please come back, I hardly got to know you
Please tell me why you left so suddenly
You, you fell, that day
You, you fell, that day
Life
[Instrumental]
Conclusion
[Instrumental]