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Beautiful Darkside Lyrics
The faster I find the bottom
The sooner I turn it around
It seems as though I forgot
Just how far down
That I can go in an instant
And I can take you there
And I can take all my friends and family and I won't care
Cause I have the most reckless heart when I try
I have the most beautiful darkside
I need to find some meaning
Something true to believe in
Cause left to my own devices
The Beautiful darkside wins
The beautiful darkside wins
Always one for a good time
Always one for extremes
Until the fabric of life starts tearing at the seams
And I can never remember
When it started to turn
I just simply forget all of the things I've learned
Cause I have the most reckless heart when I try
I have the most beautiful darkside
I need to find some meaning
Something true to believe in
Cause left to my own devices
The Beautiful darkside wins
The beautiful darkside wins
Some day I will die (Have I just...)
Could be today or tonight (...Wasted time?)
The truth is I'm terrified
Have I just wasted time?
Wasted time
Have I just wasted time?
Cause I have the most reckless heart when I try
I have the most beautiful darkside
I need to find some meaning
Something true to believe in
I'm terrified of seeing
The beautiful darkside win
The beautiful darkside win
The sooner I turn it around
It seems as though I forgot
Just how far down
That I can go in an instant
And I can take you there
And I can take all my friends and family and I won't care
I have the most beautiful darkside
I need to find some meaning
Something true to believe in
Cause left to my own devices
The Beautiful darkside wins
The beautiful darkside wins
Always one for extremes
Until the fabric of life starts tearing at the seams
And I can never remember
When it started to turn
I just simply forget all of the things I've learned
I have the most beautiful darkside
I need to find some meaning
Something true to believe in
Cause left to my own devices
The Beautiful darkside wins
The beautiful darkside wins
Could be today or tonight (...Wasted time?)
The truth is I'm terrified
Have I just wasted time?
Wasted time
Have I just wasted time?
I have the most beautiful darkside
I need to find some meaning
Something true to believe in
I'm terrified of seeing
The beautiful darkside win
The beautiful darkside win
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I think the song is about addiction. Notablly because of saying always one for a good time and always one for extremes. You can be a beautiful person even while you suffer through your addiction. That's just my take
This song reads like it\'s a battle with depression. The faster they hit bottom the faster they bounce back because at their core they don\'t really want to die but still struggle: asking if they\'ve just wasted time living when ultimately their dark side will win. \n\n"I can take all my friends and family and I won\'t care." Is often a point that\'s used to argue against suicide. It may ease your pain by transferring that pain to your friends and family when you\'re gone.
I see it as being about a person who is, at their core, a thoughtful pessimist. They enjoy being happy, but are dragged down by their pessimism (darkside), which is beautiful because it's well thought out, instead of just being a pessimist for the sake of itself. However, the person knows that their pessimism is destroying both their self and his relationships with people, which is ultimately more important than the 'theology of their pessimism'.
It's a truly beautiful song. One of The Crime's best.
What a great song! Like the way you described it.
What a great song! Like the way you described it.