Darkside

* Album art
* Soundcloud art

**"Darkside"**, also stylised as **DARKSIDE,** is the 6th track on **"Wars in a Wonderland".** It has also become popular on TikTok, with over 510,000 videos using the song. It was released through CloudKid.

Listen to **DARKSIDE**

## **Theme**

*"This song is a discussion about mental health. When you first meet somebody, you kind of naturally show them the parts of who you are that you feel will make them comfortable, and you avoid the parts that might feel too intense or overwhelming. But when it comes down to really having a person close to you, whether that person is a family member, a friend, a significant other, whoever they are, you realize that for them to really know you, they'll have to get to know the side of you that you usually keep to yourself. This song is an introduction to that raw and painfully honest side of you."*

## **Background**

* **DARKSIDE** was announced January 22, 2021
* A short acoustic version was released on February 1, 2021
* A full acoustic version available, exclusive to the Neoni Discord.
* A remix of **DARKSIDE** was released by Besomorph on April 15, 2022.
* A short vocals only version was posted on February 24, 2022
* **DARKSIDE** was used in the Fate: The Winx Saga Season 2 Official Trailer [1]
* **DARKSIDE** reached 100 million Spotify streams on May 11, 2023.
* The song has alternative album art on Soundcloud, where the colors are more saturated and brighter.
* When promoting the song on TikTok where they showed a book that fit the theme of their songs, **DARKSIDE** was linked to "The Poppy War" by RF Kuang

## **Lyrics**

[Verse 1]

Do you want to meet all my monsters?

Think you're tough, I know they'll drive you bonkers

Meet them once and they'll forever haunt ya

There's no heroes or villains in this place

Just shadows that dance in my headspace

Leaving nothing but phantoms in their wake (their wake)

[Pre-Chorus]

There's parts of me I cannot hide (cannot hide)

I've tried and tried a million times (ooh)

La-da-da-di-da

La-da-da-di-da

La-da-da-di-da-da

[Chorus]

Cross my heart and hope to die

Welcome to my darkside

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside

[Verse 2]

Take a step into the havoc

Look around, this ain't even the half of it

Walking the line between panic and losing my mind

Embracing the madness

My devils they whisper in my ear

Deafening me with all my fears

I'm living in a nightmare

[Pre-Chorus]

There's parts of me I cannot hide

I've tried and tried a million times (million times)

La-da-da-di-da

La-da-da-di-da

La-da-da-di-da-da

[Chorus]

Cross my heart and hope to die

Welcome to my darkside

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]

Darkside

[Chorus]

Cross my heart and hope to die

Welcome to my darkside

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside (to my darkside)

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside (to my darkside)

Ooh, to my da-da-darkside (welcome to my darkside)

## Gallery

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## Sources

1. ↑ https://www.hertzmagazine.com/interviews/interview-with-neoni
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CKWttHTDtLh/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwdeMsjBoS/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link
4. ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@weareneoni/video/7068068134854544687?is\_from\_webapp=1&sender\_device=pc&web\_id=7157031650173421061
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/CaVxja0jgm3/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link
6. ↑ https://youtu.be/YlNEvyjEWLQ
7. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsG4Iz6o2LI/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link&igshid=MmJiY2I4NDBkZg==
8. ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@weareneoni/video/7259802258743971118?is\_from\_webapp=1&sender\_device=pc&web\_id=7262824950779643424