Darkness Lyrics

[Chorus]
I can dream up schemes
When I'm sitting in my seat
I don't see any flaws
'Til I get to my feet

I wish I never
Woke up this morning
Life was easy
When it was boring


[Verse 1]
I could make a mark
If it weren't so dark
I could be replaced
By any bright spark

But darkness makes me fumble
For a key to a door that's wide open

[Verse 2]
Instead of worrying
About my clothes
I could be someone
That nobody knows

I wish I never
Woke up this morning
Life was easy
When it was boring
[Chorus]
I can dream up schemes
When I'm sitting in my seat
I don't see any flaws
'Til I get to my feet
I wish I never
Woke up this morning
Life was easy
When it was boring

[Outro]
I wish I never
Woke up this morning
Life was easy
When it was boring

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About

Genius Annotation

“Darkness”, written by drummer Stewart Copeland and placed as the album’s last track, discusses the negative aspects about being famous. As one reviewer in Circus Magazine put it:

Copeland writes eloquently about his dissatisfaction with fame in the beautiful ballad “Darkness”

Q&A

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What did The Police say about "Darkness"?
Genius Answer

The band cheekily discussed “Darkness” with Revolver in a 2000 interview:

Copeland: ‘Darkness’ is a song about vertigo. I’m very proud of it, and there’s not really much to say about it except that…

Sting: ‘Vertigo’ is an Alfred Hitchcock movie!

Copeland: True, but unlike you, Sting, I didn’t steal my ideas from films or other literary sources. I came up with the crap I wrote my goddamn self!

Summers: That’s easy for you to say, Stewart. You’ve never even read a book – or seen a film!

Sting: He nicked it from Ozzy Osbourne – Vertigo is the name of the label!

Copeland: But I didn’t use the word ‘vertigo’ in the song.

Credits
Tenor Saxophone By
Bass By
Electric Guitars by
CP 70 Keyboards
Lead Vocals By
Recorded At
AIR Montserrat, Salem, Montserrat
Release Date
October 2, 1981
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