Into The Dark

INTRO - Em - Am - D - G - Em - Am - D (x2)
VERSE
Em Am D
Cold in face, this ghost of hyperborean wind,
G Em
shakes the rooftops, demolishing the slate tiles,
Am D
like a child with a circular saw.
Em Am
It shakes and it grips, and you scream,
D G
a shrill shriek full of tears and twisted smiles,
Em Am D
as you, fall onto the floor.
Em Am
It's hard to walk with a gun in your hand,
D G
you can't dance, you can't move, you can't truly sing,
Em Am D
you can't, really breathe at all.
Em Am
When you walk the streets at night you can't,
D G
help but look behind you all the time,
Em Am D
but you don't, see the man behind the wall.
BRIDGE
C D
Into the dark, the remaining light grips you,
G Em D
and you're caught in ti____me,
C D
into the dark, where you haven't got a clue,
G Em Am
as the spooks and the witches of the night realm,
C G
flow through the veil.
Em - Am - C - G
Into the dark,
Em - Am - C - G
into the dark.
VERSE
Em Am D
Searching through the cavities of my mind,
G Em
it dawns on me, and I suddenly find,
Am D
the world reveal in my dreams.
Em Am D
It's all war, theres no peace, I can't get no release,
G Em
people say goodbye and then die in the streets,
Am D
with an airway full of screams.
BRIDGE
C D
Into the dark, the remaining light grips you,
G Em D
and you're caught in ti____me,
C D
into the dark, where you haven't got a clue,
G Em Am
as the spooks and the witches of the night realm,
C G
flow through the veil.
Em - Am - C - G
Into the dark,
Em - Am - C - G
into the dark.
Em - Am - C - G
Into the dark.
Em - Am - C - G
Into the dark.
SOLO (VERSE CHORDS x2)
BRIDGE 2
C D
Into the dark, the shades pull you tight,
G Em D
closer into the gl____oom,
C D
into the dark, where you really need a light,
G Em Am
as the spooks and the witches of the night realm,
C G
flow through the veil.
G Em Am
Spooks and the witches of the night realm,
C G
flow through the veil.
G Em Am
Spooks and the witches of the night realm,
C G
flow through the veil.
Em - Am - C - G
Into the dark,
Em - Am - C - G
into the dark.
Em - Am - C - G
Into the dark.
Em - Am - C - G
Into the dark.
- End on Em -
℗© 2026 Ben McCretton

Ben McCretton

Ben McCretton is a Newcastle upon Tyne based writer and musician, known as the head honcho of The Council Gritters band as well as a solo artist in his own right. He enjoys abstract art in spare moments away from the chaos as well as writing fiction. This website is sometimes used as a platform to front his views too.

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