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Editors – Darkness at the Door (2018) | Track profile | Dork

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Editors
Violence
Darkness at the Door

SINGLE

Darkness at the Door

Release date: 9th March 2018

From Violence

Track 4

4:26

Alternative Music

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About This Track

"Darkness at the Door" is a single by Editors, from the album Violence, released 9th March 2018. The track is 4:26 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Editors.

About the Artist

Editors

Editors

Lyrics

Darkness at the Door

This is our corner of the planet
It's the straight edges we inhabit
We ignore the darkness at the door
Turn the lights out if you hear me
Stop your screaming, just speak clearly
The lonely and the righteous
I just need friends and nothing more

This old town still gets out of line
Darkness at the door to greet me
This old town still gets out of line
Darkness at the door to greet me

It's the first sign of an affliction
Familiarity of an addiction
That old friend's a welcome sight
I like it when I see him
He covers up the world we live in
Lights a firework in my pocket
Some friends are worth the fight

This old town still gets out of line
Darkness at the door to greet me
This old town still gets out of line
Darkness at the door to greet me

Never lonely
Never lonely
Never lonely in town
Darkness at the door to greet me
Never lonely
Never lonely
Never lonely in town
Darkness at the door to greet me
Never lonely
Never lonely in town
Darkness at the door to greet me
Never lonely
Never lonely
Never lonely in town
Darkness at the door

I must manage expectations
My idols are revelations
I hope I never meet them
This is our corner of the planet
It's the straight edges we inhabit
Just friends and nothing more
Become the darkness at the door

This old town still gets out of line
Darkness at the door to greet me
This old town still gets out of line
Darkness at the door to greet me
This old town still gets out of line
Darkness at the door to greet me
This old town still gets out of line
Darkness at the door to greet me

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Track details

From Violence

4:262018Single

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Album

Track number

4

Release year

2018

1Cold
3:39
2Hallelujah (So Low)
3:56
3Violence
6:07
4Darkness at the Door
4:26

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Edward Lay, Elliott Williams, Justin Lockey, Russell Leetch, Tom Smith
Producer: Editors, Leo Abrahams