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The Dark

by Mally Smith

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Recorded in Spring 2023 by Mally, Evan Hamilton and Mike McKenzie, The Dark is an evolution of the sound the three musicians created for Mally’s last full length album, Free. The song evokes a soft spaciousness in its production and invites the listener on a slow, meditative journey that expands underfoot into the full magic and possibility of darkness and shadow.

"I wrote The Dark about my relationship with depression. The song is my attempt to make sense of darkness as an essential part of who I am; it is an invitation to hold the darkness with an open palm, to allow it to exist within me without trying to change, crush or ignore it; and it is a reaching outward towards others, a reminder that I am not alone. I can’t wait to share it with you." -Mally

lyrics

I know the walls have been there for
So long they feel like home
I know the dark you hold onto
So tight you can't let go

You watch through the window as
I rise and soar away
To heights unimaginable
And the dark flies with me

Oh she is my wings

I know that you're scared
To lay bare the darkness
But it could be the night sky

A dark so wide
With room to fly
The moon hung high

So now your fingers soften
Find mine, palm to palm
Let go of your hold on it
And the dark will find its song
Find its own song

credits

released November 3, 2023
Co-produced by Mally Smith, Evan Hamilton & Mike McKenzie
Mixed by Evan Hamilton
Mastered by Rafi Sofer at Q Division Studio
Artwork by Evan Hamilton

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Mally Smith Somerville, Massachusetts

Mally Smith is a singer-songwriter who divides her time between Boston and Edinburgh. Reminiscent of Shawn Colvin or a young Joni Mitchell, Mally combines tasteful guitar playing and poetic lyrics with a voice that will melt your heart.

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