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new music | lonely nights
2026.03.11
Listen to my new song “Lonely Nights” right here.
I'll tell you a secret… I'm still afraid of the dark.
It's true. It's not as bad as it was, and I only hope it gets better with time. But when I first started my journey on the road to recovery, I was so terribly afraid of the dark that I would resist going to bed each night until I was so tired that I was struggling to stay awake.
This all stemmed from the anxious idea of going to bed and having to lie there in the dark and replay what had happened to me.
I got into the not-so-healthy habbit of staying up way too late, and without much to do other than write, and quietly teach myself how to play the guitar.
This song blends that story- with the idea of never being able to overcome those same anxieties, to the point of waking up in a future body “tired, alone, broken, and sore”…
Thankfully these days are much better… although I am still afraid of the dark, I've come up with some healthier strategies for managing that fear.
Happy listening!
DWV