City and Colour - Two Coins

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Lyrics :

(Verse)

Northwest is where I'm headed,
Underneath the golden sky
I'm searching for a wisdom
That every man seeks to find
I've got wicked thoughts a brewin'
Many even deeds I've done
I'm looking for a reason
For a reason not to run

(Chorus) x2

I've always been dark
With light somewhere in the distance

(Verse)

I've got no destination
No place to call my own
I'll explore the constellations
Till I find the course I mean to hone
But come fever or come famine
Come the biting winter cold
Just put two coins upon my eyelids
So I can pay the poor man's toll

(Chorus) x2

I've always been dark
With light somewhere in the distance

(Bridge)

I've been so unforgiving
Stranded in old traditions

(Chorus) x2

I've always been dark
With light somewhere in the distance

[amirriddle]

When P!nk said one of the most beautiful voices to walk this earth. She truly knew what she was talking about

[Dylan-ioum]

He's got so much raw talent. I've seen him 4 times live and every song literally sounds like his album's. No auto tune, no fancy producing/mixing, just a man with a voice and his guitar. The way music SHOULD be.

[matth]

As someone that’s been listening to this man since early 2000s. Amazing to see how this is a song he continues to update. And it forever continues to get better

[YankeeRedneck]

He wrote it about himself. A constant search to find whatever it is he's looking for but never knowing exactly what that is. And that one line is about as honest as it gets. I've always been dark with light somewhere in the distance. So true. There is a lot of that in his writing. It isn't always about relationship stuff, even though there is quite a bit of it. but if you dig, you see that there is always a glimmer of hope. What's amazing is that he has this way of making the instruments sound like the feelings themselves. If that makes sense to anyone. It does to me. I'm drawn to singer songwriters like him. Chris cornell, Aaron Lewis, travis meeks, guys like this whose music you can feel. You can relate to. And it can actually help you to deal with things in life. They have a way of expressing things better than you can express them yourself. Dallas green I just barely discovered but I've already listened to so much of his stuff I feel like I've known about him forever. Like my other favorites, he writes real, meaningful music and it doesn't hurt that he's great at what he does and makes it sound damn good too. He is ridiculously talented. He plays more instruments than people realize and is always seeking to improve himself. Guys like this make me love music and everything about it.

[frankparent]

Dallas' songs are my anti anxiety med. Whenever I feel anxious or have a panic attack, they calm me down.

[giovannachristina]

North west is where I'm headin',
Underneath the golden sky,
I'm searching for wisdom,
That every man seeks to find.

I've got wicked thoughts brewing,
And the evil deeds I've done,
I'm looking for a reason,
For a reason not to run.

Because I've always been dark,
With light somewhere in the distance,
I've always been dark,
With light somewhere in the distance.

I've got no destination,
No place to call my own,
I'll explore the constellations,
To find the course I'm meant to hold,

But come fever or come famine,
Come by the winter cold,
Just put two coins upon my eyelids,
So I can pay the boatmans toll.

'Cus I've always been dark,
With light somewhere in the distance,
I've always been dark,
With light somewhere in the distance.

I've been so unforgiving,
Stranded and old traditioned,
I've always been dark,
With light somewhere in the distance,

Ohhh ohh ohhh,
Ohh ohh ohhh,
Ohh ohh ohh
Ooooohhh

I've always been dark,
With light somewhere in the distance,
I've always been dark,
With light somewhere in the distance.
With light somewhere in the distance.

[graveflower]

Someone long ago who systematically destroyed me was the one who showed me Dallas Green, and for that I truly can never repay them, because Dallas' music has seen me through my darkest nights and brought me closer to myself. Much love and respect.

[paulb]

Every now and then someone writes a song that strikes at the very core of my being. This is one of those moments.

[brandonralphs]

It’s impossible to choose a favorite Dallas Green song

Everything he touches is gold

[preciselypisces]

His voice doesn't need one bit of editing in the studio. It sounds perfect on his records, it sounds perfect live. Can't get much more real than that.

[cdcleary]

Dude your voice speaks to my soul. Thank you for that brother.

[emekao]

His voice and guitar playing absolutely rips thru my soul 😭😭😭

[grahamfrostvideo]

i would say this is the most brutally honest song he's ever written, amazing lyrics.

[finalbreath]

I'll never forget discovering this man's music back in 2012 or seeing him live. Always gonna be one of the artists that will be a top 5 for me.

[DATTDUDE]

Has been, is, and will always be my favorite song. But meant to be is something all on its own.

[BeginnerCyclistNetwork]

Holy shit!! Hes absolutely amazing. How have I never listened to him before? Going through a divorce at the moment...lost my house, my car (to my wife) and this song hits pretty hard.

[norwester]

I really wish he'd put out an album of him playing his stuff solo acoustic like this.  I still enjoy his album stuff, but in truth, I prefer this type of arrangement/style on a lot of his songs.  Songs like this one, "Thirst", "Silver and Gold", Fragile Bird" and several others I keep watching on YT really take on a whole new vibe like this...

Still, he's great any way you look at it, and I do love the live performances I've seen with his band ("As Much As I Ever Could" on the GC sessions is amazing).  I love seeing him going into a more "traditional" style with a roots/blues vibe as I'm much more into that type of music then his previous "melodic Hardcore" or whatever they call it.  

Simply put: He's got jaw-dropping talent.

[quinnyellstrom]

Not to take anything away from all the hard work Dallas puts in, but he had so much God-given, natural talent. I’m grateful he is maximizing it.

[Roberob]

Omg this song.... it gets me. It really does. I’ve loved this man in Alexisonfire. Literally my favorite band ever. And I love city and Colour since he started it. Both are played by me 95% of my life. And I like a lot of music. He songs, his writings and his voice is amazing. Probably the best ever.

[elainataylor]

I can't think of another soul that can capture a feeling quite like Dallas can. Moved to the core. 💗