[Verse 1]
You want to say you're lonely
That hope is not your friend
To that I would say only
If you're sure that it’s the end
All the leaves have fallen
The branches they are bare
But spring is round the corner
Soon you'll have flowers in your hair
[Chorus]
We gotta let it go
We gotta let our old selves go
We gotta let ‘em go
[Verse 2]
If I wrote you a story
You'd want twists and turns
So go on and get yourself
The story you deserve
And in the darkest hour
Just beneath your grief
There is a hidden power
To heal your unbelief
[Chorus]
We gotta let it go
We gotta let our selves go
We gotta let ‘em — oh —
[Bridge]
We gotta let ‘em go away from what we know
As above, so below
I built a wall to knock it down
I got lost so I'd get found
[Verse 3]
These gray hairs at my temples
They tell me where I've been
I don't know where I'm going
I just hope they let me in
[Chorus]
I gotta let it go
We gotta let our old lives go
We gotta let — oh —
We gotta let it go
The Darkest Hour was written by Josh Radnor.
The Darkest Hour was produced by Kyle Cox & Jeremiah Dunlap & Cory Quintard.
Josh Radnor released The Darkest Hour on Fri Nov 17 2023.
Josh Radnor:
I wrote this song in quarantine. It’s given me a lot of comfort. Hope it does the same for others.
Guitar players, this is super simple: Capo 1, verses + bridge are G, Am7 back and forth and then chorus is D, Am7 x2 then C, D, back to G