Darkside Lyrics
She's a girl dressed in black from another world
Lives and breathes like a girl from another world
She don't know my name (She don't know my name)
She don't have the time of day
Celebrate, medicate 'til we numb the pain
In the sun‚ it's still dark‚ like it always rains
She don't feel the same (She don't feel the same)
She don't have the time of day
[Pre-Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
And I wait‚ and I wait, and I wait
And I wait, and I wait‚ and I wait
And I wait for her
And I wait, and I wait, and I wait
And I wait‚ and I wait, and I wait
And I wait for her
[Chorus: Matt Skiba]
I don't care what you say, no
I don't care what you do
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
I don't care what you say, no
I don't care what you do
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
She's a girl, I look back to what could have been
Her cloak and dagger, mouth tastes like medicine
She won't last the night (She won't last the night)
Spun out in the neon light
You would leave, but you need me to numb the pain
You're possessed and you slept through another day
You don't feel the same
And I don't have the strength to stay
[Pre-Chorus: Mark Hoppus]
And I wait, and I wait, and I wait
And I wait, and I wait, and I wait
And I wait for her
And I wait, and I wait, and I wait
And I wait, and I wait, and I wait
And I wait for her
[Chorus: Matt Skiba]
I don't care what you say, no
I don't care what you do
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
I don't care what you say, no
I don't care what you do
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
(Oh) I'm goin' to the darkside with you
(Oh) I'm goin' to the darkside with you
I don't care what you say, no
I don't care what you do
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
I'm goin' to the darkside
[Chorus: Matt Skiba]
I don't care what you say, no
I don't care what you do
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
I'm goin' to the darkside with you
[Outro: Matt Skiba]
(Oh) I'm goin' to the darkside with you
(Oh) I'm goin' to the darkside with you
About
The fourth single from blink-182’s 8th studio album, “Darkside” is similar in meaning to fellow Californian single “She’s Out Of Her Mind”. The track tells the story of a guy who fell in love with a girl that has a dark side. Nevertheless, regardless of her ways, he will go join the dark side with her so they can do the things she loves together.
Considering the fact that Mark Hoppus talked a lot about depression leading up to the album, ‘dark side’ might be referring to depression. In that context, the song takes on another meaning beneath the superficial and tells the story of the struggles of supporting a person going through depression.
Q&A
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In an interview with ALT 1057, after being asked what the band’s individual favorite track was they said:
[Mark:] Today I’m going to say “Darkside”
[Matt:] Me too
[Mark:] I think that’s a jam. I think that’s one of the better songs on the record for me.
The dances they refer to are from the popular online videogame Fortnite.
They additionally released a “Behind The Scenes” video:
- 2.Happy Days
- 3.Heaven
- 4.Darkside
- 7.Run Away
- 8.Black Rain
- 10.Pin the Grenade
- 12.Ransom
- 13.On Some Emo Shit
- 14.Hungover You
- 16.Out of My Head
