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We'll Never Know Unless We Try

by Darling West

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1.
Hey There 03:34
Hey there babe, I hear a humming The sweetest humming in my ear Tells me babe, that I am falling No more stalling, I am here This is where we start You stole away my heart Let go of what has been It’s time to let me in Let our love begin Whenever you’re away I hear that singing of a life worth living by your side Hey there babe, do you remember When I said never, well I lied You were not sure, you’ve been wrong before Love is tricky that way Rest easy, my dear Cause I am here to stay This is where we start You stole away my heart You and I as one Could never be undone Let go of what has been It’s time to let me in Let our love begin
2.
Make It Last 03:39
Looking for a way to buy some time What I would have traded for some peace of mind You tried to tell me, now or never Lately I’ve been putting it all together A never-ending story would suit me fine Face it if I have to, somewhere down the line But for now, let’s head the call Winds they turn and stars they fall How can we make it last, won’t you tell me that Cause the morning is coming way too fast Why don’t we make it last, don’t you tell me that When tomorrow is here, the magic’s passed The music is playing, I feel alright All of my shadows leaving in the night Come what may, let’s keep on going Petty on repeat while the wind is blowing
3.
I’ve been lying to no one I’ve been searching for truth While I was looking for answers Have I been wasting my youth I’ve been hiding from no one Except for maybe myself While I was trying to find love Did I forget who I am I can’t help it That feeling Am I to let go or draw you near?
4.
River 03:52
Come and meet me down by the river Come stay by my side Let’s greet the morning down by the river The world is open wide I wanna stay in this place for a lifetime I wanna steal every second I can get I wanna keep my eyes open and take it all in I don’t wanna go, no, I don’t wanna go Don’t let me go I wanna tell you to leave all your troubles behind I wanna find any reason to stay I’m gonna cling to your hand as it all comes alive I don’t wanna go, no, I don’t wanna go Don’t let me go Meet me down, down by the river Greet the day down by the river
5.
Try 04:20
Some say we won’t make it I say we’ll never know unless we try There are those who have lost it Looking for their limit somewhere in the sky But we’ll try, we will try What happens if we don’t feel it The thing we want is the thing that we fear It doesn’t matter, really We’ll be forgotten by the end of the year But we’ll try, we will try I want to break free from being An imitation of my inner voice I can see real people every time I’m able to look past the noise Why do I keep running Letting precious moments just pass me by Some say we won’t make it I say we’ll never know unless we try So we try, we will try, we will try
6.
True Friends 03:24
I have come back to where it began Where affection grew and laughter rang On the wall is an old guitar Memory-filled and battle-scarred Looking at the shape of that D chord Carved into the wood of a fingerboard The voice that used a song to pray Always skipping beats going to that A When times got tough and the crowd got small Your only way was through a wall Fair weather ones will go away But true friends are the ones who stay True friends are the ones who stay You made your rules and you cast your spell On a bad day you would go through hell And come back out on the other side I kept my promise, and you your pride Laying hands on a shooting star Fell out of the sky too slow Down on to the ground you flew so far Just to let your troubles go
7.
Home 04:40
In the dim light of a gas station restroom I see the reflection of what I’ve become Always a day behind, carrying all that’s mine A dollar short, and not a lot of time A string of decisions, bad ones mostly You can see the signs if you look closely That voice still ringing, ringing in my ear If you are leaving, don’t you come back here Now I’m going to find a place Where I can spend the rest of my days I’m pushing on through rain and snow Stars will show me the way to go And I won’t stop until I know That I have finally found my home A taste of bitter in my coffee The way that I skipped town, well, it suits me You loved too little, I guess I loved too much Quite unfortunate for the both of us
8.
The Calling 04:07
Heard the news this morning Frost barely gone from the ground Compassion died without mourning Chased away without a sound Answering the calling Like a servant to a crown Trust comes with no warning Time after time they let you down Passed a sign out by the roadside Letters I could hardly see Like a memory lost its meaning Slipped away from me Spring will turn to summer Backs will turn and leave you cold I can’t help but wonder When will mercy beat the gold
9.
Hold On 04:16
If I had known back then what I know now I would have tried to ease your burden somehow O, love will not let you down Into the great unknown willing to drown See the world how it turns in the wrong direction Led by those who don’t dare to see their own reflection Remember the beat of your heart You were right from the start Hold on Even in times like these my hopes are high Cause I can see the fire lit in your eyes O, love will not let you down Into the great unknown willing to drown See the world how it turns in the wrong direction Led by those who don’t dare to see their own reflection Remember the beat of your heart You were right from the start The beat of your heart Showing who you are The beat of your heart It has brought you this far Hold on
10.
I have a friend who I hadn’t seen in years He lost his youngest one, he told me through his tears We were already deep into a jug of wine And suddenly I stopped feeling fine Sorrow will take you It will shake you How can anyone stand tall when mountains fall He told me ‘bout the grief and how it left him numb And all the people in the town that we both were from How they all started to flinch and look the other way And none of them had a single thing to say I cannot even begin trying to comprehend The hole in your heart and fearing it will never mend You said it probably won’t, but you’re not sure it should It’s a reminder to keep on doing good

about

Cosmic folk. That’s the term Lucinda Williams put on Darling West after sharing the stage with the Norwegian duo a few years back. An appropriate term, even though their new material also leans into sunny West Coast landscapes.

On “We’ll Never Know Unless We Try” the band serve up top-down-wind-in-the-hair pop songs along with tear-jerker ballads. With all the time spent and invested in the US the last three years, it just seems logical that the one and only Aaron Lee Tasjan has co-written one of the songs.

Main band members Mari and Tor Egil say on the process: «After two years of intense touring, and meeting tons of people, we are left with a feeling that there are many good forces at work in the world, even though the state of things can sometimes seem hopeless. Even though it wasn’t a planned theme in the songwriting process, we seem to have been inspired by this, and that hope and encouragement has become a common thread in our lyrical universe this time around.»

Darling West are always on the move. Since the release of their Spellemann-winning (Norwegian Grammy) album Vinyl and a Heartache (2016), they’ve been to the United States so often that you easily could call it their second homeland. Their Nordic twist on American songwriting traditions was further showcased with While I Was Asleep (2018). This time, parts of the new album was written in Nashville and on the tour both in the US and Europe.

«We’ll Never Know Unless We Try» was recorded in Propeller Studios in Oslo, and is produced by Kåre Chr. Vestrheim (Marit Larsen, Highasakite). The music regularly pay tribute to heroes such as Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne and The Byrds, while what’s become the trademark Darling West sound seeps through everything: With acoustic beauty, gorgeous harmonies and melodies that won’t let go.

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released February 7, 2020

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