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The Xcerts – The Dark (2018) | Track profile | Dork

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The Xcerts
Hold on to Your Heart
The Dark

TRACK

The Dark

Release date: 19th January 2018

From Hold on to Your Heart

Track 1

2:59

Alternative Music Rock

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About This Track

"The Dark" is a track by The Xcerts, from the album Hold on to Your Heart, released 19th January 2018. The track is 2:59 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about The Xcerts.

About the Artist

The Xcerts

The Xcerts

Lyrics

The Dark

You found love, I found loss
That's just the way it goes
Clench your fist or blow a kiss
Ain't life beautiful?
Wasted dreams are scattered out in the streets
Whilst the girls and the boys get drunk
Yo Freddie it's 2am
I'm surrounded by love
But all I see is dark

The dark, the dark
Tell me when the worst is over

You found love, and I found loss
Tha't just the way it goes
Close your eyes, or keep them wide
Ain't life terrifying?
Heartbreak hits like a punch when you think
That the fight is over and done with
Bruising fades along with all the pain
But the scars will remain
In the dark

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Track details

From Hold on to Your Heart

2:592018

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Album

Hold on to Your Heart

19th January 2018

Track number

1

Release year

2018

1The Dark
2:59
2Daydream
2:26
3Feels Like Falling in Love
3:12
4First Kiss Feeling
3:39

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