Dark Times
by Darth Nihlus
Lyrics
[Intro - eerie Melbourne Bounce synths, distant 808 rumble, pitched-down male rap ad-libs]
Yeah… dark times rollin’ in like thunder clouds
Slow heartbeat, but the bass still pound
[Verse 1 - low-tempo trap hi-hats, sparse 808s, moody whispered rap]
Lights flicker, city’s teeth grin in the rain
Black umbrella, but the storm inside my veins
Couple friends turned phantom, left smoke in their lane
I’m still walkin’ with the weight of every unpaid pain
Slow the tempo so the thoughts can breathe
Every promise broke sound like glass under feet
I count the losses while the bounce synth bleeds
Heart rate steady but the soul on freeze
[Pre-Chorus - rising Melbourne Bounce lead, filtered 808 slide, layered harmonies]
Shadows stretch longer than the money in my pocket
Every win I chase feel like a key without a lock it
I smile for the camera but the lens see the socket
Eyes wide open while the world sleep-walkin’
[Chorus - anthemic yet dark, full Melbourne Bounce drop, distorted male rap with sidechained bass]
Dark times, dark times, they keep on knockin’
I’m still dancin’ on the graves of the broken options
Dark times, dark times, they keep on stalkin’
But the bounce keep bouncin’ like the devil’s watchin’
We rise in the ruin, we thrive in the fracture
We laugh while the sirens sing their final chapter
Dark times, dark times, they don’t define us
We turn pain into rhythm, we turn silence into us
[Verse 2 - half-time trap drums, reversed synths, gritty rap with reverb]
They said keep your head up, but my neck got tired
So I tilt it to the sky where the real ones flyin’
Casket dreams in the rear-view, tires on fire
I’m still ridin’ through the static, signal never expired
Every scar’s a tattoo that the night-time gave
I wear ‘em proud like the bounce that saved
No halo, just a halo of haze
And the synths keep singin’ what the heart won’t say
[Chorus - anthemic yet dark, full Melbourne Bounce drop, distorted male rap with sidechained bass]
Dark times, dark times, they keep on knockin’
I’m still dancin’ on the graves of the broken options
Dark times, dark times, they keep on stalkin’
But the bounce keep bouncin’ like the devil’s watchin’
We rise in the ruin, we thrive in the fracture
We laugh while the sirens sing their final chapter
Dark times, dark times, they don’t define us
We turn pain into rhythm, we turn silence into us
[Bridge - stripped Melbourne Bounce melody, lone 808 pulse, vulnerable half-spoken rap]
If the night’s too long and the light don’t show
I still turn the volume up on the pain I know
Let the synths talk when the words won’t flow
And dance like tomorrow’s just another ghost
[Outro - fading Melbourne Bounce lead, reverb-heavy 808s, distant ad-libs]
Dark times… still here…
But the bounce don’t die… it just multiply…