Interpretation of Darkside by Alan Walker

Darkside - Alan walker lyric 

We're not in love
We share no stories
Just something in your eyes
Don't be afraid
The shadows know me
Let's leave the world behind

Take me through the night
Fall into the dark side
We don't need the light
We'll live on the dark side

I see it, let's feel it
While we're still young and fearless
Let go of the light
Fall into the dark side
Fall into the dark side
Give into the dark side
Let go of the light
Fall into the dark side

Beneath the sky
As black as diamonds
We're running out of time
Don't wait for truth
To come and blind us
Let's just believe their lies

Believe it, I see it
I know that you can feel it
No secrets worth keeping
So fool me like I'm dreaming

Take me through the night
Fall into the dark side
We don't need the light
We'll live on the dark side
I see…

Why I wrote this is because my son really likes listening to Alan Walker's songs including this Darkside. At first, I didn't really pay attention but when I sang it myself then I realized that I need to know this song better. Well, right now my son just listen and sing the song without knowing the meaning. But as he grows up, I am afraid he will idolized Allan and all his songs and even believes and follow everything he does and about him. So, here I am trying to write my interpretation of this song.

The first stanza of this song tells us that someone is attracted to her. She knows it from his look and ensure him to continue their feeling. She invited him to do more without thinking about anything else. The dark side, here she meant as the bad or evil things to do like betrayal (may be they have their own spouse already) or any acts which are forbidden by rule or religion. She doesn't care if they must do evil things. She wants to feel and experience everything while she  is young, brave and has chance. Leaving the norm and good things, prefer to experience the evil world.

 In the third stanza, she is convincing him that they may lose the chance and will never get it back. While there is a big opportunity which is representing by something precious like diamonds, they must do it now. Because she is afraid that both of them will be in doubt when they wise up. The last sentence "Let's just believe their lies" is her challence to trust the evil justification that they tend to believe.

She asked him to follow what he feels and invites him to take her to "fall into the dark side" or do the forbidden thing. "we don't need the light" means that she doesn't need the rule, the religion or truth that she and most people believe to blame or accuse her. She chooses to fight the good thing because she doesn't wanna lose the chance to be with him.

I don't know whether this song interpretation is correct according to its song writer of Dark side. But, I am quite sure that what I write is the common interpretation of most people. A good interpreter will probably dig deeper to find the writer's life background and others to get more accurate interpretation. But, the music lover will only sing it and try to know the meaning literally.

My intention to write this interpretation is merely to provide more information and warning for us to pay attention to everything that our children do and like. We couldn't prevent our children to listen to every song, but we need to tell them that they must be selective and critical about everything. Since  good and evil things always exist in this world.

Here I wrote a new lyric of dark side

We're not in love

We share no stories

Just something in your eyes

I'am so afraid 

The shadows chase me and 

Take me into the dark

Keep me safe and dry

Don't live on the dark side

We will keep the light
Don't live on the dark side.

Don't feel it, ignore it
While we're still can avoid it
Let's go to the light
Don't live on the dark side

Don't live on the dark side
Don't live on the dark side
Let's go to the light
Don't live on the dark side

Beneath the sky
As black as devil mind
We're running out of time
Don't wait for demon
To come and blind us
Let's just believe our faith

Believe it, I see  it
I know that you can keep it
No mistakes worth keeping
Don't fool me 'coz I am precious

Keep me safe and dry

Don't live on the dark side

We will keep the light
Don't live on the dark side.