Name: Better When It's Dark
Duration: P00H03M04S
Description: Why I like it better when it’s dark? Because that’s when you make your own reality. This song is not about another heartbreak. It’s about giving in to your own grief and knowing you’d do it all over again. ‘Cause even though you know you might end up drowning, you’ll still follow her to the bottom of the ocean. And who knows? You might even like it there.

Better When It's Dark

by CHARLOT

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Why I like it better when it’s dark? Because that’s when you make your own reality. This song is not about another heartbreak. It’s about giving in to your own grief and knowing you’d do it all over again. ‘Cause even though you know you might end up drowning, you’ll still follow her to the bottom of the ocean. And who knows? You might even like it there.

lyrics

The deeper you go
The darker it gets
The farther from home

The better her kiss
The sharper the moon
No you won't see her soon
This is her way to slaughter you
You know

I like it better when it's dark
To close my eyes and wander off
I like to give in to the grief
You know it's addictive to adore the misery

The longer it takes
The stronger it hurts
The more you will break

The siren will sing
Make you a song
The words, they will sting
And you can only long for control
You won't even notice the heart she stole
You know

I like it better when it's dark
To close my eyes and wander off
I like to give in to the grief
You know it's addictive to adore the misery

I like it better when it's dark
To close my eyes and wander off
I like to give in to the grief
You know it's addictive to adore the misery

I like it better when it's dark
'Cause when I close my eyes
I get to hold to you one more time
In my dreams it's not a crime

I like it better when it's dark
To close my eyes and wander off
I like to give in to the grief
You know it's addictive to adore the misery

I like it better when it's dark
To close my eyes and wander off
I like to give in to the grief
You know it's addictive to adore the misery

I like it better when it's dark

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released May 15, 2020
Producer: Jacob van de Water
Artwork: Annegien Schilling

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CHARLOT Netherlands

When you live in your own world, you are the one to decide what it looks like.
Where some people try to stay away from illusions, CHARLOT likes to hold on to them. Ignoring the warning signs, she surrenders to the romantic attraction of misery.

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