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Beautiful Darkness

by Inner Castle

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1.
BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS Come inside my castle. Stay with me for a while It gets kind of lonely in here from time to time. We can do nothing. Or we can go look around. There may be rooms in the castle even we haven´t found. Come inside, into the beautiful darkness. Come with me, into the beautiful darkness. My companion, my guardian, my mistress, my wife. I want you to inconvenience me for the rest of my life Shine your light, give me your sweet caress I love the colors you bring into my grey nothingness. Come inside, into the beautiful darkness. Come with me, into the beautiful darkness. Shine your light into the beautiful darkness. Now leave me alone. Alone in my beautiful darkness. I love your devotion. I like to know you are there. Every time I come out from my castle to see what is happening out here. Even darkness gets ugly when connection is lost. I roam around in my castle, a sorry excuse of a ghost Come inside, into in the beautiful darkness. Come with me into the beautiful darkness. Stay with me forever in beautiful darkness. Leave me alone. Free in my beautiful darkness.
2.
Evermore 03:39
EVERMORE Never more, never more Than a breath away Evermore, evermore in all I do and say Haunt me my addiction Daunt me with your fire Consume me my affliction And feed me to desire Never more, never more than a thought away Evermore, evermore with me come what may I feel your breath though you´re not here The trace of your touch on my skin Reality fades and grows unclear In this dream that I'm drowning in Never more, never more than a breath away Ever more, ever more with me come what may Haunt me my addiction The trace of your touch on my skin Consume me my affliction In this dream that I'm drowning in
3.
Sorry 03:55
SORRY Sorry, but sorry cannot heal your broken heart Sorry, but sorry ain´t gonna bring us back to start I know I hurt you more than words can say but please forgive me if you find a way Let´s go skydiving Let´s tear down this wall I built around your broken heart Sorry, but sorry cannot make it go away I´m so sorry, but sorry ain´t gonna make you wanna stay I know I hurt you more than words can say but please forgive me if you find a way Let´s go skydiving Let´s tear down this wall I built around your broken heart Maybe we can wear our scares with dignity and pride Or maybe they will wear us down or eat us from inside But maybe this is a brand new chance, a second time around And just maybe our love grows stronger as we work it through somehow I know I love you more than words can say so please forgive me if you find a way Let´s go skydiving Let´s tear down this wall I built around your broken heart Are we brave enough?
4.
After All 03:22
AFTER ALL I thought your heart Was a fine price to pay the devil for my freedom The tears you cried I would not see them I would not hear your call You loved me through it all You loved me after all How could I know that your tears would cut deeper than my own Reveal what I should have known In love´s name angels fall You loved me through it all You loved me through it all Through it all Through it all You loved me after all I see now how you wanted me in spite of all that’s haunted me Every sacrifice has never been in vain The truth has come at such a price Yet I know we’d pay it twice We can dance because we stumbled through the pain You loved me through it all You loved me through it all You loved me through it all You loved me - after all After all You loved me through it all
5.
I´ll do whatever you say Though I´m terrified I´ll do whatever you say That is the only rule I´ll be whatever they want Though you are not around I´ll be a very good girl That´s what you told me to do I will give my body to the dark I am helpless, heart is open wide I´m alone, but feel you by my side There is freedom in the ropes you tied I only hear his steps It´s dark behind the scarf The words you told me to say And then everything starts One is kind One unpredictable One is dark as night Receiving all your parts As I give my body to the dark I am helpless, heart is open wide I´m alone, but feel you by my side There is freedom in the ropes you tied They take whatever they want I give so willingly I´m not afraid anymore You make me shine like a star Control my every move Like you´re supposed to do From behind the mask You show me who you are As I give my body to the dark I am helpless, heart is open wide I´m alone, but feel you by my side There is freedom in the ropes you tied I can let it go light as a breeze I am yours, just use me as you please I can follow you so easily You´re directing, I´m your symphony I´ll do whatever you say I´ll do whatever you say
6.
Let Go 04:52
Deeper and deeper You know which way to go Sleepy so sleepy Surrounded by my love Heighten your senses A silent cry for more Drop all defenses We're going through a door We're going through another door... So let go Let go. Let go Surrender to me and let go Let go. Let go Get down on your knees and let go Let go. Let go Deeper and deeper Back centuries ago My voice goes with you That's all you need to know Harder and harder But still I´m wanting more Leaving your body We're way beyond that door Where no one's ever been before So let go Let go. Let go Surrender to me and let go Let go. Let go Get down on your knees and let go Let go. Let go Keep floating, flying You´re falling, dancing You´re singing, you´re crying Laughing, believing You´re loving, living So let go Let go. Let go Surrender to me and let go Let go. Let go Get down on your knees and let go Let go. Let go Surrender to me and let go Let go. Let go. Get down on your knees and let go Let go. Let go
7.
BREAKFAST IN BED Standing here at the entrance of my future With my heart and body at capture A total new twist in feeling each day You take my body and fly me away You give me more excitement than I long for You are the man I love to be strong for You´re boosting my geist when you´re waking me up I just wish that you never stop Please give me more strength Warmer wavelenght Breakfast in bed Good times ahead Just love it when you get into my head Breakfast in bed I can feel the sun is getting bigger Rays of glow can warm me and trigger Both laughter and tears in touch with my soul The love you give is making me whole Please show me the sun Let´s have some fun Now give me your love I´m letting go Breakfast in bed Good times ahead Just love it when you get into my head Breakfast in bed Honey, I´ll do whatever you say But I´m not leaving bed today before you give me what I crave Oh, honey I´m such a good, good girl I gladly let you rule my world And right now I truly deserve Breakfast in bed Good times ahead Just love it when you get into my head Breakfast in bed
8.
Aurora 03:52
AURORA Like a bird who never learned to fly A summer breeze just quickly passing by Like an arrow who never left the string A little singer who never got to sing Like morning snow in May we only knew you half a day We got to hold you for a little while Our little angel, you had already spread your wings and flied Sometimes I wonder how it could have been Would you be cheerful like your mother, or sort of quiet like me Play soccer like your sister, or dance like your little bro´ Or paint the ceiling just like Michelangelo Let me be honest, for so many years I didn´t think of you that much, I never shed a tear But somehow you always came along And now I try to bring you a little closer through my song So much I wanna say Your mother feeds the birds outside our window every day We got to hold you for a little while Our little angel, you had already spread your wings and flied I guess we did all we could But hearts don´t always beat the way they should We just got to hold you for a little while Our little angel, you had already spread your wings and flied
9.
Stuck 04:48
You are the one I´ve always known You´re all I really wanted We are carved in stone We´ve come so far Yet, here we are Never felt closer Still, we´re drifting apart Cause something has made me crawl into my shell Somewhere you can´t reach me I can hardly reach myself So many dreams God knows I´ve tried Always kept going With you by my side But now I´m hiding Guess I´ve lost my faith Feel like a failure Feel like stuck behind a gate Cause something has made me Crawl into my shell Somewhere you can´t reach me I can hardly reach myself I wanted to give you The moon and the stars Now it´s tearing me open Cause I´m not that man by far Wait for me I still try to break free Wait for me I still try to break free When the distance gets too far between my dreams and where we are That distance is my pain My private hellbound train What I struggle to give you Is not even what you want Maybe I really hurt because I am not the man I was
10.
Slip Away 04:03
SLIP AWAY Here we go again just like last night and a thousand nights before It´s electric One look, one word That is all it takes Your eyes tell me you´ll follow blindly into wherever I´ll go But it´s all gone now It´s yesterday I let the feeling slip away I let it slip away Do you remember the time of our life Just let that feeling sink in Hold it closely And let it grow Until it swallows you whole Sweeping through you Makes you feel warm Makes you feel alive Even stronger All shades of grey How could I let it slip away Just a little day by day I just let it slip away I let it slip away Still together I guess we´re fine Life goes on as before Still there´s something inside my mind I´m still trying to find Precious memories or a curse Am I chasing a ghost Is there a way back, our special place Or am I better off to let it go and stay away Stop chasing ghosts of yesterday I let the feeling slip away I let it slip away I let the feeling slip away Just a little every day I let the feeling slip away Chasing ghosts of yesterday I let the feeling slip away Just a little day by day All the games we used to play I let it slip away
11.
Such A Cost 04:38
SUCH A COST You could be making love to her instead of breaking her heart You could hold her in your arms instead of hiding in the dark Did you forget how long it took to find a girl like her Do you remember what you knew so well before your mind became a blur Would it hurt so much to give her what she wants Give her what you want Now, listen to me true Would it be such a cost to give her what she wants Give her what you want When all she’s ever wanted in this whole wide world is you You say your pride is hurting Because she held on too tight And you say that she’s deserving To hurt too while you work to put things right And you think that a little suffering will go a long, long way To help you decide how much you want to stay Well, who’s suffering now anyway Would it hurt so much to give her what she wants Give her what you want Now, listen to me true Would it be such a cost to give her what she wants Give her what you want When all she’s ever wanted in this whole wide world is you You wanna feel like you matter Like you´re the big dog Like you call the shots Well, if you call the shots, hotshot There won´t be anyone to blame When you get what you got You think she´s holding you back, oh brother No one´s holding you back but you Would it hurt so much to give her what she wants Give her what you want Now, listen to me true Would it be such a cost to give her what she wants Give her what you want When all she’s ever wanted in this whole wide world is you When all she’s ever wanted in this whole wide world is you
12.
ENJOY THE SHOW Go inside and meet yourself You might find there´s no one home There´s no captain, no Self behind the wheel A great illusion, nothing´s real A stream of behavior running through your skin That´s what we all come down to No destination No place to go We can only enjoy the show Responsible, but no control So many choices, but no free will at all Your decisions are selected from a long, long time ago by circumstances you can hardly know A stream of behavior running through your skin That´s what we all come down to Play our parts, until it´s time to go In the meantime enjoy the show In the meantime, let´s really enjoy the show When everything´s beyond control you can relax and let it go Don´t judge yourself or your fellow man We all simply do the best we can Even though we never make the calls we get to experience it all… A stream of behavior running through your skin That´s what we all come down to Blowing in the wind for no reason but your own In the meantime, enjoy the show In the meantime, enjoy the show Let´s help eachother enjoy the show
13.
The Beach 04:33
You take me to this special place The sand is soft and warm And what has been and what is done can never do me harm We close a door again we see The beauty of a beach And hand in hand a new door´s found It´s there within our reach. Doors can open wide As you open up my mind Doors can open wide And our love feels more defined The beach we walk is beauty clear As waves roll on the shore It dawns to me or wonder yet Have I been here before? Doors can open wide As you open up my mind Doors can open wide And our love feels more defined A gorgeous bird, it´s feathers bright It captures all my heart The love it holds inside it´s core I pray it never will depart Doors can open wide As you open up my mind Doors can open wide And our love feels more defined We close the door again we see The beauty of our life Oh, heart in heart a new love´s found I will always be your wife
14.
YOU SET ME FREE Been through the fire Been struggling through the snow Climbed the peak of desire Fell as low as we can go Always found a way A little wiser every day And when my head´s stuck in the clouds You put my feet on solid ground You give my issues time and space Sometimes you just give it to me straight You´re patient with my wandering soul I don´t know how you make me whole You set me free You set me free You always set me free I stumble through with the grace of a drunken sailor but you always rescue me A bird in the wind I have forgotten how to land You give me foothold once again When everywhere is quicksand You’re the one who understands when to give it room or give a hand You find me when I lose myself and see what I show no one else You set me free You set me free You always set me free I stumble through with the grace of a drunken sailor but you always rescue me There’s freedom in the ties that bind For when I fly, I’m flying blind and somehow I never seem to get too far Every step I take, every rule I break You have always brought me back Just by being who you are You set me free You set me free You always set me free I stumble through with the grace of a drunken sailor but you always rescue me You set me free You set me free You set me free I´m right where I wanna be You set me free You set me free You always set me free I stumble through with the grace of a drunken sailor but you always rescue me

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released April 26, 2019

This album would not be possible without an amazing team of 20 musicians from all over the world. Most of you I have never met in person, but it has been a privilege communicating with you through the music. Thank you for adding your own magic into the songs! <3

Cheers,
Morten Egtvedt (Inner Castle)


THE TEAM:
Condemusic (Spain) – production/arrangements, piano/keyboards
Joni Fuller (England) – violin/string arrangements, backing vocals
Anna Yanova-Cattoor (Bulgaria) - lead vocals
Adam W. Benjamin (USA) - lead vocals
Tom Bedlam (Wales) – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangement
Alex Van True (Portugal) - lead vocals
A.B. (Canada) - lead vocals
Chad Martin (USA) - guitars
Hugo Iglesias (Spain) - guitars
Jared Cattoor (USA) - guitars
Nicolas Bonneyrat (France) - drums/percussion
Dylan Wissing (USA) – drums/percussion
Alex Scott (USA) – bass, drums/percussion
Adam Świerczyński (Poland) - bass
Slicksax (USA) - saxophone
Ted Guy (USA) - trumpet
Will Allen (USA) - trumpet, flugelhorn and trombone
Julijana Mijailovic (Serbia) - cover art
Alex Art (Poland) - cover art
Calvin West (Spain) - video production
Skansen Lydstudio/Stein Egil Bratland (Norway) - recording engineer
Lena Voyles (USA) - songwriting
Cecilie Køste (Norway) - songwriting
Morten Egtvedt (Norway) – songwriting, production/arrangements, piano/keyboards, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, Executive Producer.

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Inner Castle Trondheim, Norway

What do you get when you combine inspirations from 80/90´s pop/rock, jazz, English/Norwegian folk, classical music - and a hint of Phantom of the Opera on top? Well, I guess you never know...

Inner Castle is the project of Norwegian songwriter Morten E. (with friends).

The debut album "Beautiful Darkness" is out now!
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