Here in the dark
In your arms, in your bed, I am
Shut-eyed and holding tight
Biting all the words I haven’t said
And I kiss you
And you smile in your sleep, baby
I see it in silver light
But the moon and I have secrets that we keep
On the shadow side, on the shadow side
Maybe I’m scared
To know what you’ll think of these
Thoughts that I’ve hidden deep
Storing them away until they shrink
But they’re in there
They’ll boil and they’ll breed until
I let you know all of me
But, baby, I’m afraid of what you’ll see
On my shadow side, on the shadow side
I keep hiding everything I know
‘Cause I think all of this pain is sure to push you away
Then you say, “Baby, please let go
Of the heartache you feel, I want to help you heal”
Here in the dark
You lay still, and I say that I’m
Still holding my feelings tight
But there is just so much that I can take
And I whisper
As tears rinse my skin, and you
Hold me throughout the night
And soon enough, I have let you in
To my shadow side, oh, the shadow side
credits
from California Close,
released August 11, 2012
Music and Lyrics by Dana Wells
Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Mark Williams
Mastered by Jeff Dykhouse
Dana Wells - Vocals and acoustic guitar
Mark Williams - Kick drum and atmospheric guitars
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