On July 25, 2011, the music of Amarante first appeared on SoundCloud and has since generated over a half a million plays as well as securing the #7, #14 and #24 spots (as of 5/6/2014) for three separate tracks on SoundCloud. However, it all had to start from somewhere.
The music that you hear is self produced from a small bedroom in Southern California where the songwriting, recording, mixing and mastering comes alive. Using just a single mic, a keyboard, a guitar and a little hand thuds to the table to create drum effects; singer/songwriter Josh and Jysi on vocals form the duo Amarante whom create very unique and eclectic songs that have appeared in YouTube videos around the world.
Since September 28, 2012, eighteen different tracks from Amarante’s catalog of over 50 tracks have appeared on forty-two videos from YouTube creators from around the world in countries such as France, UK, Russia, Canada, Australia, Italy, Amsterdam and in the US. Collectively, these videos have generated 2,386,937 views on YouTube as of May 6, 2014 which has led to and contributed to a growing support of fans from all over the world.
They currently have Four Albums and two EPs, which can be bought here: http://amarante.bandcamp.com/
Also have many cover songs and other songs which can be heard here: http://soundcloud.com/amarantemusic
Into the Dark
Amarante Lyrics
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They run then fall
No one can get up
I don't want to grow at all
Time will take it away
Beauty will decay
Our love will fade away
You said you'd follow me
Follow me into the dark
You said you'd follow me
Follow
You're gone but I hear your voice
Everywhere I go I hear your voice
You're gone but I see your face
Everywhere I go I see your face
You said you'd follow me
Follow me into the dark
You said you'd follow me
Follow
Follow me into the dark
Follow me into the dark
We used to waste the day away
The world outside didn't matter
I've Lost myself in this dark place
In this dark place
Follow me into the dark
Follow me into the dark
I lost myself when you turned away from me
When you said that I wasn't your life anymore
I wanted to be your future, your greatest joy
Instead time has buried my plans, buried my desires
Has turned me old, and turned me bitter
And left me here in the dark alone
The lyrics of "Into The Dark" by Amarante speak of the passage of time and the inevitability of change. It is a song about loss, grief, and the struggle to move forward. The opening lines describe the human condition, how everyone eventually falls and no one can escape their mortality. This leads to the singer's desire to remain in a state of arrested development, as the passing of time and the decay of beauty will only bring them closer to their ultimate end.
The chorus serves as a call to a lost lover, someone who promised to follow the singer into the dark, even though they are no longer with them. The repetition of "follow me into the dark" emphasizes the idea that we are all on a journey that will inevitably end in death, and that we need someone to accompany us along the way. The final verse speaks to the depth of the singer's grief, as they describe how they have lost themselves in the darkness since losing their beloved. They lament the fact that time has taken away their hopes and dreams, leaving them bitter and alone.
Line by Line Meaning
All men
Every person
They run then fall
They run towards something and then stumble
No one can get up
It's hard to recover from the falls in life
I don't want to grow at all
I don't want to keep going through life and all the hardships that come with it
Time will take it away
Time will erase the things we have and love
Beauty will decay
Anything that is beautiful will eventually die or fade away
Our love will fade away
Our love will diminish over time
You said you'd follow me
You promised to come with me
Follow me into the dark
Come with me even when things are hard
You're gone but I hear your voice
Even though you're not here, I still hear your voice everywhere I go
Everywhere I go I hear your voice
No matter where I am, I still hear you
You're gone but I see your face
Even though you're gone, I still see your face everywhere
Everywhere I go I see your face
Your face is all I see no matter where I am
Follow me into the dark
Stay with me even when it's scary
We used to waste the day away
We used to spend our days doing nothing important
The world outside didn't matter
We were happy spending time together and the rest of the world didn't matter
I've Lost myself in this dark place
I'm lost and alone now that you're gone
Follow me into the dark
Don't leave me alone in the darkness
I lost myself when you turned away from me
I lost myself and my purpose when you left
When you said that I wasn't your life anymore
When you told me that you didn't want me in your life anymore
I wanted to be your future, your greatest joy
I wanted to be everything to you and make you happy
Instead time has buried my plans, buried my desires
Time has destroyed my hopes and dreams
Has turned me old, and turned me bitter
It has aged me and made me resentful
And left me here in the dark alone
And left me alone in despair
Contributed by Camilla E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Amarante Music
Big thanks to @Cryaotic @Domics and @Danielle Marie for singing in this song!
Abhijith C Preej
@BrBrDeng I'm sad
BrBrDeng
This did not age very well
Radium
Dom?! whaaaaat
Ingrid Tang
DOM SANG THIS NOO WOWOWW
brooklynn s
i knew that was cry's voice!
mata schmata
I can hear domics and cry singing the low part at 3:23
its kind of hard to hear them at first, but they're clearly the two lower voices. that entire part is just really beautiful, especially when you know a few of the voices in the sea of chanting.
and lmao cry always says he can't sing but he fucking NAILED that bass part.
Wafflemoffle
Sin duda esta es mi canción favorita, no paro de mostrársela a mis amigos!! Saludos desde Mexico :)
Thar Chandran
The chanting part was so beautiful and haunting, I loved it! Thanks Cry for introducing me to this group! Love your stuff!
Oliver B
Literally discovered this music today from Cry's 'Clocktower' play through and hot damn. This music though. I think I'm in a trance