‘Dark Energy’ (taking the title itself into account) is the lead single for The Cult’s pending album ‘Hidden City’, deliberately titled after the Spanish phrase “La Ciudad Oculta”, referencing a slum outside Beunos Aires that was walled off (hence its name) by the then military dictatorship in 1978...
[Verse 1]
No revolution, the dead on the street
More dead than alive
War in the east and your office suite
Spectacle spirals, twist and unwind
Tigers of wrath, dark energy
The horse of instruction, a mystery to me
[Chorus]
Every soul alive burns bright in this life
(Baby) Make them crawl to you, make them beg for you
It'll come to life, let it come to life
Hey
[Verse 2]
Skull full of roses, breath of life
Steal the breath of life
Heart is a mountain, a movement of ghosts
Tribes are all dancing, tribes are all dancing
Tigers of wrath, dark energy
Horse of instruction, a mystery to me
[Pre-Chorus]
Every soul alive burns bright in this life
Baby make them crawl to you, make them beg for you
Baby baby let it come to life, baby come to life
[Chorus]
Every soul alive burns bright in this life
Baby make them crawl to you, make them beg for you
It'll come to life, let it come to life
[Verse 3]
Crawl out of caves, monuments to the sun
The stars own our names
Constellations all gone
Defend the magic
Defend the beauty
The death of the species
Crush black tears
[Bridge]
Every
(You admire yourself)
Soul alive
(You worship nothing)
Burns bright
(Everything empty)
In this life
(Chewing on dirt)
[Outro]
Baby make them crawl to you, make them beg for you
Baby make it come to life, baby come to life
Every soul alive yea burns bright in this life
Baby make them crawl to you, make them beg for you
It'll come to life, let it come to life
Dark Energy was written by Billy Duffy & Ian Astbury.
Dark Energy was produced by Bob Rock.
The Cult released Dark Energy on Fri Feb 05 2016.