This song deals with our inherent inclination for inner darkness. Even for the purest hearts, it’s human nature for a vile presence to be lurking beneath the surface.
In an interview, Dustin said:
The idea it’s really struggling with is dealing with the tension, I think, between the way that we po...
[Verse 1]
There's something dark inside of me
There is a ghost in this machine
There's a giant jagged hole
That twists and rips through my soul
Like the roots of some old wretched tree
There's something dark inside of me
[Verse 2]
There's something haunting, oh my love
There's nothing good I'm thinking of
Still I'm gilded and groomed
Gliding into the room
Saying such bold and beautiful things
There's something dark inside of me
[Verse 3]
There's something rumbling in my mind
Secrets that you weren't meant to find
Thought you knew me so well
I will see you in hell
Before I let you live to tell what you've seen
[Verse 4]
There's something dark inside of me
I need someone to set me free
So I call out Your name
But You seem so far away
Anyway, who could save one like me?
'Cause there's something dark inside of me
There’s Something Dark was written by Dustin Kensrue.
Dustin Kensrue released There’s Something Dark on Tue Apr 21 2015.