Italians Do It Better presents “Darkside”, the new slow burning single from Desire. It’s nocturnal synthwave in their classic cinema sound. Megan Louise’s voice levitates over heavy 808 drums pivoting between sultry Dream Pop & spoken word. Our heroine serenades us while the impressionistic haze of Johnny Jewel’s production casts it’s spell. It feels like the opening titles to a Neo-noire film...Games People Play.
“The song is about the invisible line we draw between our outer reality & our inner world. The darkside is a meatphor for the unmasked internal space that we rarely share with strangers. A secret realm that never sees the light of day. On the endless hunt for love, we crave a deeper connection that can only come with truth. The mirror sees you…on the darkside. Crash into the starlight."
Performed by DESIRE
Written & Produced by JOHNNY JEWEL
Take me to the darkside baby
Stuck inside a daydream lately
Hold me on the darkside
Hold me on the darkside
Only on the darkside baby
We can take a night drive maybe
Crash into the starlight baby
We can do it all night
We can do it all night
Only on the darkside baby
All my friends they call you crazy
But I’ve been thinking bout you lately
We can turn the llghts off
We can turn the lights off
Only on the darkside baby
When I close my eyes
I can touch the sky
Sunrise in your eyes
We can say goodbye
Born inside a storm
Under city lights
Tell me your name
Flickering flame
Tears on your face
& time will erase
Fact & fiction
This tragic tradition
Driving too fast
Into the past
When you reach through the television screen
I can give you anything
Silhouettes in static
The mirror sees you
Like fire & ice
On the darkside