Short Update

Hi everyone,

just a short update on my creative output:


Dani Arrow

I've got 5 solo Songs recorded, all they need is a little more guitar and backing vocals. I'll get to that soon. I'm not sure if I'll do another EP or an Album, depends on how many more ideas I'll have.

Silent Hope
We've got about 4 more Songs we've started to record, we're trying to meet up every two weeks or so to work on them. There'll be an EP this year.

Changing Moods

I've started to work on songs with a drummer and a guitarist/singer. I'm playing bass and we're doing sorta bluesy hard rock stuff. We've got 7 songs or so down, probably going to be playing a few gigs this year.


...I'm also thinking about doing some grunge-like songs. I enjoy playing loud these days. And there's still so many lyrics and poems laying around at my place, I might put a collection together one of these days. I'd like to, I'm just not sure how. Not yet anyway.


Have a great time!

Dani

Silent Hope

Hey everyone, 

the year's slowly coming to an end and I thought it'd be about time to update this blog. Fall came on quickly and I wasn't prepared so I caught a bit of a cold and had to lay low for a week or so. It's been more than one year since my first album Boneyard was released and I've started to close that chapter and think about the future. It's been quite a ride from learning to play bass and guitar, learning to write songs and playing gigs in punk and metal bands to finally realizing that dream and write a few slow and intimate pieces for my own album. 

Earlier this year I felt a little stuck in my writing and thought it'd be a good time to make some music with other people, so I went and called Chris to resurrect Silent Hope, which has been put on ice about a year ago. And it worked. I came up with a bunch of songs and we worked them out together and recently released our debut song In My Hell, which was also used in the trailer to the lovely Emily Byrons third book. We're happy with the response people have shows us so far and we're writing more songs and re-working some old ones at the moment. It feels good, but there's always two sides of the coin. Spending energy on Silent Hope made me delay working on the next solo release I was working on. I'll definately pick it up and finish it sometime soon, as soon as possible. So that's about it for now, nothing else new to report. Check out the Silent Hope song In My Hell below, it might not be everyones cup of tea who liked my acoustic numbers, but it's a bit of a nod towards The Sisters Of Mercy, Bauhaus, Paradise Lost and some other Goth Rock bands I like a lot. 

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Have a good rest of the year, hope to be back with some more new music soon! 
Oh, and have a great Halloween everyone!

Dani A.

New Songs

Ladies & Gentlemen,

apologize the silence around here lately. I just haven't had too much to tell since "Boneyard" came out. I've played a bunch of gigs that went well, I'm happy with how Boneyard turned out, and my mind is set on new things. Over christmas I took a while to spend time with family and friends, now I'm back working on music. I picked up the bass guitar, jamming a few rock songs with two guys I met. Also, I dropped one solo album I was working on in September because sometimes you just can't work out songs if you're not feeling up to it. Fall was a very dark time. Those songs are in the drawer and I'll get back to them when I feel like it. Instead I drew inspiration from my trip to Spain and wrote a bunch of songs there.

I've been listening to a lot of great stuff. Warren Zevon, love his songs. I went and saw Mark Lanegan for the second time a few days ago, he was amazing. I met him after the show but didn't say anything. I mean, what do you say to a guy like Mark Lanegan? Right now the sun's come out for the first time in months and I'm feeling relaxed, listening to Townes Van Zandt. I can't wait for spring, enough with the freezing cold already. I'm sure most of you feel the same.

Click HERE to listen to a demo of my song "Desperado" which will be on the next release, whatever it's called. 

Dani Arrow

Boneyard Album Lyrics

Availible in FLAC and high quality digital files at BANDCAMP. 
Also availible at iTunes, Amazon MP3 and other online stores.


01. BONEYARD 

I'm heading to the field in my condition
Hellbent on revenge for all it's worth
Not much left to do in my position
Gonna put some bones into the earth

I walked a line but then I stumbled
Went down hard and took the blow
Now all my morals have just crumbled
I'm the last man you would want to know

Welcome to the Boneyard
I'm glad you made your way
Welcome to the Boneyard
Yeah, you're here to stay
Dig down into the dirt, dig down into your soul
You've done it all those years, just get down into that hole
Yes, your name is carved in stone
Tell me does it feel... does it feel like home?

I followed the footprints of angels
All the way until the snow turned red
In a world where lies are met with silence
We're just one step from being dead

I met this lady in Missouri
Dead dreams were dripping from her eyes
She fought 'em hard and in a fury
She reached the point where all faith dies

Welcome to the Boneyard
Yes you've made your way
Welcome to the Boneyard
Oh, you're here to stay
Dig down into the dirt, dig down into your soul
You've done it all those years, just get down into that hole
Yes, your name is carved in stone
Tell me does it feel... does it feel like home? 


02. RAPUNZEL 

From her lonely tower she will watch out
Waiting for her true love to appear
Paying for a crime she hasn't done now
Singing songs no one might ever hear

Just hoping someday someone comes her way
To ease her lonely, troubled mind
And hoping somewhere someone will tell her
That love is not just for the blind

Like abandoned flowers she would wither
As the winter reached into her heart
And the walls she built with fear will crumble
Only if she's open for a start

She's hoping someday someone comes her way
To ease her lonely, troubled mind
She's hoping somewhere someone will tell her
That love is not just for the blind

As the desert wind was painting pictures
With the sand right there around her door
She was watching nature take its part and
Realized her walls were nothing more

She's hoping someday someone comes her way
To ease her lonely, troubled mind
She's hoping somewhere someone will tell her
That love is not just for the blind 


03. AND THEN THE NIGHT 

I'm old enough to be sure no one here will find a cure
For love that's lost in seperated hearts
You try to carry on and find some place where you belong
To gather strength and stand for a new start

Surrender to the pain, burnt so deep inside your brain
To die and be reborn again all new

And then the night comes falling from the sky
And then the night comes falling from the sky
And then the night comes falling from the sky
And then the night comes falling from the sky

I know you think I should, but there's no way I ever could
Believe in what I don't feel deep inside
And even if that means I must crucify my dreams
The truth is what I can no longer hide

Surrender to the pain, burnt so deep inside my brain
To die and be reborn again all new

And then the night comes falling from the sky
And then the night comes falling from the sky
And then the night comes falling from the sky
And then the night comes falling from the sky

Been walking through the light, I've been burning through the night
I wonder: Does it matter anyway?
Before my eyes could see I had to learn how to be free
The shadows on my walls are here to stay

So I surrender to the pain, burnt so deep inside my brain
To die and be reborn again all new

And then the night comes falling from the sky
And then the night comes falling from the sky
And then the night comes falling from the sky
And then the night comes falling from the sky 


04. SHADOWS AND LIGHTS 

It's shadows and lights all throughout life
We laugh and we cry and deeper in we dive
Still waters move once you jump in
So hurry up and don't think about your sins

And you know... that makes me wonder

You gotta be lost in the darkness to step out into the light
Is heaven just for those who had to suffer through the fight?
You gotta be lost in the ocean of a million scary thoughts
Letting go of everything you know and all that you've been taught
Just to see what you can be
And I'll be me, finally free

She came on shining like a star
And through the night she carried moonbeams in a jar
She gave me love so I could see
And then she tried to tame the beast inside of me

And you know... that makes me wonder

You gotta be lost in the darkness to step out into the light
Is heaven just for those who had to suffer through the fight?
You gotta be lost in the ocean of a million scary thoughts
Letting go of everything you know and all that you've been taught
Just to see what you can be
And I'll be me, finally free 


05. GONE WITH THE CROWS 

Where the black winds roar
All the way up to the shore
Forevermore
That's where I last saw her heart
On the night we had to part

Under bloodred skies
Where the black crow softly flies
Someone cries
As she crucified my mind
I let these shadows come alive

Where she's gone? No one knows...
I think she's gone with the crows
Where she's gone? No one knows...
I think she's gone with the crows

When they're setting fire
Throwing hearts onto the pyre
I get higher
You can see me toss and turn
I want to burn

I'll run to you
As soon as black has turned to blue
For it's true
With my back against the wall
I might just fall

Where she's gone? No one knows...
I think she's gone with the crows
Where she's gone? No one knows...
I think she's gone with the crows


06. SOME HEARTS 

Look out darling, there's a new heart in town
Seems to like to drag the other ones around
Take a warning from a good, old friend
I've been there before, I know how it ends

The sun will rise each new day and its light is on you still
But listen to my words now: Some hearts are out to kill
Some of them are loaded guns, set to fire at will
So take a close look on your own heart, some hearts are out to kill

Come on baby, let me hear your voice
And don't play games, you've got a choice
Darkness hides in every other smile
And don't you want to walk another while?

The sun will rise each new day and its light is on you still
But listen to my words now: Some hearts are out to kill
Some of them are loaded guns, set to fire at will
So take a close look on your own heart, some hearts are out to kill

And wouldn't it be a shame to watch you burn?
Here's another lesson you must learn
Things like trust just have to be well earned

The sun will rise each new day and its light is on you still
But listen to my words now: Some hearts are out to kill
Some of them are loaded guns, set to fire at will
So take a close look on your own heart, some hearts are out to kill


08. TROUBLE 

And all I knew was trouble ever since I hit this town
Coming back here from another life, now I'm just burning out
All my demons and my angels, I'm trying to forget
Looking back has never brought me anything but regret

And in your eyes there's a freedom I've never known before
Something about you really makes me want to close the door
On the past and all these memories that are haunting me
If I could open up to you maybe that would set me free

Trying to fix a broken heart ain't no easy thing
Now it's all up to me and I'll see what tomorrow brings
Felt so stuck between my dreams and my private hell
I gotta pick it up again, give it all and do it well

'Cause in your eyes there's a freedom I've never known before
Something about you really makes me want to close the door
On the past and all these memories that are haunting me
If I could open up to you maybe that would set me free


09. SUMMER'S GONE

I walked up to the dead men on the top of the hill
Saw their empty eyes but to my surprise they were dreaming still
Some of them turned to nightmares, some of them turned to gold
But most of their dreams, or so it seems, will never unfold

My dream is dying
The bad guys have won
She left without a warning
I don't know where I belong
The throne they placed me on
Far away and upon
The last one turns all the lights down
And summer is gone

Look at all of us falling like the leaves of red and brown
Make me king of the broken-winged and hand me my crown
Now you've turned so cold inside, and so have I
Don't you feel the desire to regain this fire? No you deny

My dream is dying
The bad guys have won
She left without a warning
And I don't know where I belong
The throne they placed me on
Far away and upon
The last one turns all the lights down
And summer is gone

The last one turns all the lights down
And summer is gone


09. DEAD END ROAD 

Ridin' down this dead end road, a hundred miles per hour
Never looking back again for recklessness is power
Lost some friends along the way... I just drive on
If I don't stop I'll be okay... I'll soon be gone

But I was born into this
Dropped off like a bomb set to explode
Yeah I was born into this
The devil's on my trail on this dead end road

Waiting for another sign, a lovers touch
Since she kissed my faith goodbye it don't mean much
I'm sitting in this cage I built... these fragile bars
Can you help me see the difference between these wounds and scars?

But I was born into this
Dropped off like a bomb set to explode
Yeah I was born into this
The devil's on my trail on this dead end road
I was born into this
Dropped off like a bomb set to explode
Yeah I was born into this
The devil's on my trail on this dead end road
On this dead end road

All things new again

Halloween's finally over. I have a love/hate relationship with this time of the year. I enjoy the colours, the red and yellow, the leaves falling from the trees, the mist and the beauty of change. However, often times I feel like it's also a time to reflect and figure things out, which can be uncomfortable. I usually go through some sort of dark phase during September and October. I lost some people. I found some new people too, and I found back to a few people I have lost before. Life's funny in that way. I made mistakes everyone saw me do, I made some no one saw me do, and I made a few right decisions that a lot of people considered mistakes. I can't listen to all of that too much, in the end you gotta do what you gotta do. Often times it's also a pretty creative phase for me, Autumn. This time around I've mostly written a lot of words and lyrics and poems. They're probably not the happiest ones I've written, but they had to be written.

So, what am I gonna do with all these pages of thoughts? Right, probably put them in a drawer for a while. That's always a good thing to do. On the other hand, I decided I'll do one more album. I have a bunch of songs, probably almost enough already, and I'll spend the winter taking a break from a lot of things and just trying to write more and record them. I'll try to arrange them nicely, with a few more instruments (Boneyard was good but rather spartanic and simple. I enjoy simplicity, but I'll probably use a few more colours painting the picture this time around. Songs are called Sealed With Sorrow, Keys To My Heart, Good Things, Autumn Mist and a few more. I know I wasn't gonna do another one right away, but it feels like the right thing to do now. Sometimes things change.

I'll also have new promo pictures ready, maybe a video and some other stuff. Can't wait to get everything done! 


Have a great week,

Dani A.

Writing...

I'm writing... Autumn always sets a strange mood and apparently it's working for me. Hello muse. There's a whole bunch of new songs no one's ever heard me sing. We'll see where that leads. 

Have a great week everyone 
x
Dani

Summer's Gone

Hey everyone, 

September just ended and October's begun to spread out in my heart. I always feel like October's a time to slow down and think, a lot of voices in the wind and ghosts in the mist. To me personally, Halloween feels like the real New Years. So enjoy the time, think about the past and the present, when the time is right create the future. It's getting colder here and today's a lazy and gray sunday. I'll spend the day playing guitar, watching a horror movie or two and later I might go see the two girls from "First Aid Kit" who are playing in Munich tonight. 

Summer's Gone, 

have a good sunday 

Dani A.