You say you like it darker
Music stark and piercing sharper
With poetry that cuts so deep it bleeds

But my metronome is stuck
at 110 bpm
And my best distortion pedal broke last week

How can I make you see
The wounded soul beneath
When those four chords hit hard
And brighten every bar

I’d sing you all my sorrow
From the coldest, darkest hollow
But it’s 70 and sunny all month long

I’d sing you all my suffering
But the bassline came out thumpin’
And the melody has got it goin’ on

How can I make you see
The wounded soul beneath
When those four chords hit hard
And brighten every bar

I know you like it darker
Music stark and piercing sharper
But you can’t deny the power of this beat

(solo)

You say you like it darker
Music stark and piercing sharper
With poetry that cuts so deep it bleeds

But my metronome is stuck
at 110 bpm
And my best distortion pedal broke last week

How can I make you see
The wounded soul beneath
When those four chords hit hard
And brighten every bar

How can I make you see
The wounded soul beneath
When those four chords hit hard
And brighten every bar