Arlo Guthrie - Darkest Hour Lyrics
It's the tenth of January and I still ain't had no sleep
She comes waltzing in the nighttime, made of wings
She is dressed up like a bandit with a hundred sparkling rings
Looking for my company to keep
Coming closer to me, she doesn't say a word
Where the sounds of the night were the only things we heard
In my darkest hour
She don't want to hear no secrets, she would guarantee me that
She knows there ain't no words that can describe her
With her white silk scarves and her black Spanish hat
She knows there ain't no way I can deny her
Yes, her blue velvet perfume, filling up the night
The guards are all asleep that watch the tower
The moonlight held her breast as she easily undressed
Her father's in his chambers with his friends all gathered 'round
They are plotting their enemy's demise
With their last detail done, they await the coming sun
While I am staring in my lover's eyes
Her brothers and her sisters are all through for tonight
Pretending that they've just come to power
But she, far most of all, knows that they can only fall
In my darkest hour
Hungry wings, their melodies, while my love awakens me
In the midst of the sunburst first light
And her hands are holding up the skies as I hid my opened eyes
Every move just for herself, and that's so right
Soon I went along my way with no words that could explain
As she began descending to the tower
Her safety now concerns me, her circumstance to blame
In my darkest hour
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Arlo Guthrie Darkest Hour Comments
Great harp :-)
ah les années woodstock..... les meilleures
Fantastic harmonica! Great song! Arlo! Yeah!!! You really got the harp down, man, sounds GREAT!
Gorgeous song. Huge talent.
This song whipped me to the core! Thank You!
Probably one of the best songs of all time... Js
I listen to this each night before I go to bed. It somehow fills me with peace. I have loved this song since the 70's, and it still has the same romantic quality I loved then.
I hope that someday I get a chance to see him live singing anything he wants.
If I had a man to learn from some of lifes truths other then my Dad it would be Arlo. Your my HERO Arlo!
If I were asked who would I most like to have a conversation with and it could be absolutely anyone, it would be Arlo Guthrie--a fabulously talented, caring, interesting, humorous and kind man. I can only imagine what I would learn from him.
He's a national treasure
not sure it gets any better than this
Couldn't agree more!
Well said.
ARLO: Your Dad would be proud, real proud, to hear you sing this.
thank you ARLO FOR YEARS OF JOY I HAD A CHANCE TO MEET YOU ONCE YOUR A GOOD MAN THANK YOU AGAIN
You are still the one.
I'm learning this sing right now and Arlo you are the MAN!!!
Gives me chills too....good way to say it. I saw him in a small coffee shop in the 60's. Soulful then, same soulful singer now. Thank you Arlo.
Give me chills.
love it, brillant, nice sound man , cheers The Makem Folk Singer
Met him in Asheville after two wonderful shows.....What a super artist, and such a nice and down to earth man.....God bless you, Arlo.....Hope to see you again soon!
@huronbob where's he playing ?
Favorite Arlo song. To me, he may have the most soulful folk singing voice. Great person, great artist, thanks.
this song moves me since i was a teenager...
One of my favorites of Arlo's. It's always a treat to hear him.
Beside this great song itself, what's truly amazing is how Arlo's voice has remained the same after all these years.
This is one of my Favorite songs
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Thanks for posting this! "The Darkest Hour" is probably my favorite Arlo song, but I'd never seen it live. THANK YOU!!!