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The Darkness

from I Make The Static​-​EP by Joy Villa

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This track, "The Darkness" was first created in Hollywood, CA in 2009. I lived there for 6 years of my life, moving from Santa Barbara to LA as a teenager. I spent all my wildest, craziest times here. I grew up here, I found death, destruction, perceived immortality, nightlife, sex, drugs, alcohol and another image, all in the heart of Hollywood. My parents met there in 1977, and I lived in a house just up the road from where they met, Plaboy Liquors. I had partied and was the quintessential "party starter" for 3 years before realizing I was running away from the pain of losing my mother and self medicating with sex, drugs, and techno. I was a performer in all the wrong ways, even though on the outside I looked happy and in control, I was being swallowed by this darkness. I finally let it go, praying, placing to God to show me another way to be really happy. To be me, to be a performer, to be weird and wonderful and exciting, but as me, not as "The Party Starter." As I prayed this song came out of my lungs like fire. It was the song of my soul. 4 years later I was blessed enough to be able to record it in the U.K with talented producer Barrie Gledden. 4 years later, and I am now free, happy, and on the path to music and art success the way I wanted to be. I'm healthy and far away form the darkness I felt before. But without this story I would never have found the Light...and I share it with you because I know how it feels to be lost, even when you thought you were the one doing all the finding.

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The Darkness
By Joy Villa 2014

I'll walk away
pretending every things ok
it burns the pavement
of my soul

I know the truth
what I did before did me no good
These scars prove
My pain

cuz
I don’t want to live in the darkness
I want to step into the light

I can’t stand the darkness

It’s seeping into my soul
it’s seeping into my soul woah woah

And it’s all that I know

it’s all that I know

I’ll turn the page
a new story a new face
I made the change
for my
self

A heart to heart
love has passed and now
I feel alone
this quill writes
the song

I don’t want to live in the darkness
I want to step into the light
I can’t stand the darkness

It’s seeping into my soul
it’s seeping into my soul woah woah
And it’s all that I know
it’s all that I know

this hole is no place
suffering needs change

I’m breathing like it’s the first time

sunshine dries rain
spirit needs space

I’m seeing like it’s the first time

cuz

I don’t want to live in the darkness
I want to step into the light
Cause I can’t stand the darkness
It’s seeping into my soul
It’s seeping into my soul woah woah

And it’s all that I know
it’s all that i know

credits

from I Make The Static​-​EP, released July 11, 2014
Produced by Joy Villa and Barrie Gledden. Lyrics by Joy Villa

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Joy Villa Los Angeles, California

Joy is a rock singer songwriter born & raised in CA & NYC. In 2017 she hit #1 on Billboard's Rock & #1 on the Billboard Alt charts with her EP "I Make The Static". She writes fresh, fun, hard driving songs that carry a personal message of growth & hope.

Her growing fanbase consists of thousands of hardcore fans worldwide, called her #Joytribe.

Joy blends alt rock, soul and pop into her tunes.
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