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.
lyrics
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
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....more
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