NPT023: “Life in the Dark”
Inspired by Mammoth Cave National Park

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Caves can be frightening if you have claustrophobia or fear of the dark. They can also reveal wondrous sights if you overcome those fears.

• Lyrics
• Chords

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Lyrics

“Life in the Dark”
Written by Kendall Bruns

[Intro]

Life in the dark
Life in the dark

[Verse 1]

What’s next? What now?
Can we get out of this somehow?

I’m scared, it’s so dark
Full of fear and desire and a wounded heart

Oh no, please don’t
Keep on repeating—it’s depleting my hope

That we can be
Returned to a place of decency

[Chorus]

Life in the dark
Life in the dark

Life in the dark
My Heart is hurting
Life in the dark
My Heart is hurting

[Verse 2]

I peer curiously
Into the abyss in front of me

I inch ahead cautiously
Wondering what might threaten me

My eyes yearn to see
Marvelous things I can’t believe

I’m here, this could be
A most awful, tragic, or incredible thing

[Chorus]

Life in the dark
Life in the dark

Life in the dark
My Heart is hurting
Life in the dark
My Heart is hurting

[Bridge]

Fear and desire
Can repress or inspire
Fear and desire
Can repress or inspire
Fear and desire
Can repress or inspire

[Verse 3]

What do you want to do?
Are we ready to prove
Our fear will not remove
Our collective choice to use
This moment to explore

Life in the dark