Defences - Gold In The Dark (Official Music Video)

"Gold In The Dark" by British alternative metal band Defences.

Mixed and mastered by Christoph Wieczorek
Filmed and edited by Oli Duncanson

DEFENCES
@Defences

Label: Long Branch Records

Lyrics:
We let ourselves fall victim
Plead ignorance to a hex without a cure
What lies behind, so easily ignored

‘Cus we all have trauma
We all have pain
And it's easy to just want to push it away
But it doesn't define you
It's not gonna leave
Can we look in the mirror
Accept what we see?

And this is what I see

We're spending all our lives
Trying to cover up all the demons in our minds
But I'm facing mine
If we forget it, does that make it better?
Keep it on the low, or heal it forever?
I'm giving in to my
My dark side

It's the looming dread
It's the anxiety
It's the source of all our negativity
Did I deserve this?
Am I worthless?
Who am I honouring by living with these curses?

Living with these curses
Why are we living with this?

And it's okay to want to stay away, stay away
I can live in the light if I want to
But the darkness will still have its day
It will have its day

We're spending all our lives
Trying to cover up all the demons in our minds
But I'm facing mine
If we forget it, does that make it better?
Keep it on the low, or heal it forever?
I'm giving in to my
My dark side

The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified to find the gold in the dark
The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified to find the gold in the dark

‘Cus I've done the hiding thing
And it did no good for me
And I'm tired of struggling
With accepting all of me

No one else to blame
If we're the ones in our way

We're spending all our lives
Trying to cover up, we're trying to cover up
The demons in our minds
In our minds

We're spending all our lives
Trying to cover up all the demons in our minds
But I'm facing mine
If we forget it, does that make it better?
Keep it on the low, or heal it forever?
I'm giving in to my
My dark side

The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified to find the gold in the dark
The brightest light can't shine because I'm terrified

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[OurHollowOurHome]

Absolutely incredible, smashed it again gang 🔥🔥🔥

[rockrane]

I really do love this band!!! Somehow so swedish sound!! An im not swed. Melodic, powerfull. Cheers 🍻 from 🇫🇮

[alexanderivanov]

Heard it for the first time in @Defences shorts) So happy that I found the original. Love you!

[sympathyforthedevil]

This track recounts the first steps in self-acceptance and how being at peace with your inner darkness first requires you to embrace it & shine a light into the parts of you that you choose to hide.

[noherczeg]

Whoever did the master for this should get a double raise. Top level work. The song is super nice also. Looking forward to a full album with songs like this!

[mickalt]

Always good stuff with Defences, never disappointed 🤘🏻

[boony]

This is absolutely great, please keep it up! ❤️‍🔥🤘🏼😊

[Vall]

This is incredibly sick, loved it all the way through

[codyb]

This is masterpiece perfection beautiful epic a gem 💎 perfect perfect an this band is beautiful so talented so good together love them to

[santinabaker]

2:40 the beautiful vocals into the guitar that shreds, perfect!

[budmankilja]

i'm so happy to have new defences songs after so long 🔥

[johnofthesouth]

Loving the bleak and erie intro. Gave me Resident Evil vibes 🔥

[markwilkin]

1st time listening to yas 😅 i will be checking out more ❤

[andrewrenton]

Great up and coming band! I will say this song does sound very similar like almost identical to poppy "new way out" in the chorus it's pretty surreal how accurate it is
Great song regardless

[deniztigin]

Ich freue mich schon auf den 8.11.24 Grüße aus Deutschland.

[kyleg-rover]

Evanescence reimagined.... And better 💚🤘🏻🤌🏻

[justinmain]

Good tunes, lame lyrics. Work on that and you'll be cooking with gas.

[putin_xuilo-]

Behind the bright images there are boring and rhythmically monotonous songs...5/10