Bio

Darren's music offers glimmers of hope and nostalgia in a world that often feels brutal, disconnected and absurd. Shaped by a yearning for connection and a lifelong search for somewhere to belong, his songs explore longing, memory, missed chances and the small things that keep us going. Seeing both the humour and tragedy in being human, Darren writes with warmth, honesty and hard-earned optimism. Beneath the melancholy lies a belief that, despite everything, there is still beauty to be found.

Blending acoustic guitars, memorable melodies and rhythmic indie-pop arrangements, his songs find warmth in disappointment, beauty in imperfection and hope in places where most people stop looking. Neither cynical nor sentimental, Darren's songwriting embraces life's contradictions while holding onto the possibility that life can still surprise us.

Originally from London and now based in Helsinki, Finland, Darren spent years performing in bands, touring the UK festival and pub circuit, and working across theatre and film before launching his solo career in 2017 with his debut single, Days Gone By. Through it all, his songwriting has remained rooted in the same belief: that even in life's confusion, disappointment and uncertainty, there are still reasons to keep going.

WORDS

ALREADY YESTERDAY

In the morning time I'm disrupted by your performance right on cue

All I ever wanted was a little more

It don't mean I mind, just so very tired, by the evening time I'm screwed

All I ever wanted was just a little more I thought you knew

And night has drawn upon our eyes

The dark and heavy circles of good times

Hey you in disguise

Hey you trying to hide

Hey you, hey you

With carnage in your eyes

There's the games we play, just for safety's sake, realise it's all for you

I would never hold you responsible

Like the death of light or the dead of night and the dread of all things new

Our future is unknown like I once was to you

Pinnacles, miracles of wonder

Gliding by our blind eyes every day

Hey you in disguise

Hey you trying to hide

Hey you, hey you

With carnage in

Hey you in disguise

Hey you trying to hide

Hey you, hey you

With carnage in

Your eyes open wide still nothing surprises

You're openly hopelessly bored

And stuck without doubt of the nature throughout

That in time must come to us all

Hey you want the light

Hey you in the night

Hey you bring the fight

Hey you time is right

Hey you in disguise

Hey you trying to hide

Hey you, hey you

With carnage in

Hey you, hey you, hey you, hey you

Hey you, hey you, hey you, hey you

Hey you

WE KNOW BETTER

You get very down, don't you feel like the weight

Of the world is on your shoulders, I can't contemplate

You say you're under a cloud but won't step into the sun

If everybody is holding you back then how come you can run

Yeah, where you gonna run now

We know better from the start

It was clear that I would never leave you brokenhearted

We know better but since we parted

It starts all over again

There's an inner desire, hope you can see it through

Take an action and make it culture, anyone will do

If the enemy is within you then the fight is too

Letting go isn't always easy but I will stand by you

Yeah, I will stand by you now

We know better from the start

It was clear that I would never leave you brokenhearted

We know better but since we parted

It starts all over again

So now you're verified, only hope can save your soul

A little do or die might be wise to save your goals

Under the thumb on line a thousand eyes are set to troll

A team of newer lies, I despise myself dug hole

We know better from the start

It was clear that I would never leave you brokenhearted

We know better but since we parted

It starts all over again

We know better from the start

It was clear that I would never leave you brokenhearted

We know better but since we parted

It starts all over again

It starts all over again

Yeah, let's start over again

GET OUT OF MY HEART

Got a feeling there's no longer any room for two

And I believe it wouldn't hurt to have the extra room

We've both been here before but now you

Have crossed the line too many times and now I'm through

And how could fortune tell we'd ever break this spell

Cast over me so easily and turned to hell

I did my time and played my part

I wish I never met you, get out of my heart

Don't know who wrote the song called breaking up is hard to do

But I feel certain they had no relation at all to you

And how could fortune tell we'd ever break this spell

Cast over me so easily and turned to hell

I did my time and played my part

But I wish I never met you, get out of my heart

Someone to hold me down for everything I've done

Ain't the way it's supposed to be now

For I'm alive only once so I must be free

And how could fortune tell we'd ever break this spell

Cast over me so easily and turned to hell

I did my time and played my part

I wish I never met you, get out of my heart

I did my time and played my part

But I wish I never met you, get out of my heart

Now I wish I never met you, get out of my heart

DAYS GONE BY

I have so many tales to tell

And up till now have been telling them real badly

So I hate myself and all my faults

Because the one thing time won’t heal is the loss of days gone by

Days gone by

All of us, everyone

Can’t escape, cannot run

Hiding never saved a soul

New to realise I’m old

Braver days left back when

The future was a kinder friend

Fell out with the summertime

Into the autumn of my life

I love me man, more each day

Breathe deeper but stand the same

Anxiety’s a young man’s game

Need to feel real anyway

My problems don’t hurt too much

Yet I’m feeling out of touch

Gasping at the need to cry

Parting ways with days gone by

Days gone by seem to fly

As we count the ticking time bomb of life

But who could hold a candle to god

When you, who kept the wolf from the door

Brought me more than promises

I have nowhere left to go now anymore

I’d like to capture this moment

But it’s possible as times before

Our reality has become broken in the days

Days gone by seem to fly

Are we only waiting to die here

Who am I, who am I, who am I in days gone by

Who am I, who am I, who am I in days gone by

Who am I, who am I, who am I in days gone by

Who am I, who am I, who am I in days gone by

Who am I, who am I, who am I in days gone by

Who am I, who am I, who am I in days gone by

Who am I, who am I, who am I in days gone by

Who am I, who am I, who am I in days gone by

Days gone by, days gone by

I have you

SALUTE

No-one to kiss goodnight or share your prayers

Not even a light on at the top of the stairs

Too often you’ve gone to bed hungry or didn’t even have a bed

Can’t sleep for the nightmares inside of your head

A cold and lonely young me sat wishing he were somewhere else

And everyone I tried to reach out to laughed

Cause they couldn’t give a fuck that you need a little help

Never had a dad through the vital years

Developing a backlog of fears

And couldn’t find a way to shed tears

So you write shit down like I’m doing here

One thing I know now, we’re not here for a long time

And when you grow I swear little bro, you're gonna have a better life

Every time I hurt inside, all I do is dream of you

And I know I’ll be alright, I know that I’ll be safe tonight

Every-time I’m feeling down, haunted by my memories

I just look at where I am, and all the rest is history

Alcohol, you know what I mean, should have left it alone It never helped my dreams

Just dulled the pain made me forget, which then felt like it helped at first, but yet

Further on down the road It took control and slowly dulled my soul so I could never be whole

Not a doctor but I know, without these tunes I’d be in a six-foot hole

I cried out for help and alcohol listened, but for far too long kept me imprisoned

Wish I knew that back when I was younger

Took the long road out to becoming stronger

Stayed cool, got up and out but really who knew

Knowledge is power stop playing the fool

Share yourself with the world and the world will love you I promise you

Every time I hurt inside, all I do is dream of you

And I know I’ll be alright, I know that I’ll be safe tonight

Every-time I’m feeling down, haunted by my memories

I just look at where I am, and all the rest is history

Soon your love grow, we’ll meet together then

Prepare your greatest show, together on we’ll go

Let go, move on, pass it on, Irish blood of an English son

CONSTANT

Taken everything that I got

Take in everything, so I had to stop

Like I turned a light on, in a shot

World got much brighter

And I'm never gonna give up giving up

Because I made a choice at a fork in the road

Took a chance now I'm living life as it goes

Never too late to try out my new flow and feeling good

Burnt all my money in the days gone by

Still, I'm living like a rich man, I wish man alive I'll never die

Got to give my future a try, so I'm living in the now, never asking why

Even though I don't no more

We can still get high tonight

I'll be your constant

Keep you from your conscience

I'll be your constant

I'll be your best friend

Traded vitals for a shot

Played my rivals, now they're closing shop

Because I hit this harder than a rock

Stepping over the fallout

Is like tripping over my own damn cock

I made a choice at a fork in the road

But I'm swinging left, visiting my days of old

Never gonna trust these stories I'm told of god by men

Whether I be rich or poor

We can still get by tonight

I'll be your constant

Keep you from your conscience

I'll be your constant

So it goes, and so we struggle

To mix with the crowd

Because we fight ourselves, regardless

But I'm here right now

And I'll be your constant

Keep you from your conscience

Yeah, I'll be your constant

And I'll be your constant

Keep you from your conscience

Yeah, I'll be your constant

I'll be your best friend

I'll be your best friend

I'll be your best

I'll be your best friend

BRING BACK THE LOVE

Now here we go I wanna tell you a little story about a boy

This kiddie didn't have any toys

He learned to use his brain and imagination (Different ways)

From the other kids on their playstations (Happy days)

You see this situation never really bothered him

What did however was the other kids who started mocking him

Prodding him pushing him around

Bringing him down for his poverty and not having a father around

But he kept it in because his mother was depressed

And didn't want to make her any worse or upset

A shy boy, quiet boy, joker to his mates

But secretly was building up a tonne of fucking hatred carefully

Living in a rough part of town

You get exposed to every sick nutter that’s around

And he had a right to be scared this boy with bright red hair

Getting cut wasn't unusual if you happen to be fair there

Nah nah nah - No more let it go

My my my - My whole entire world

Far far far - Too far down the road

Lah lah lah - I sing to bring back the love

Nah nah nah - No more let it go

My my my - I sing to bring back the love

So taking a positive from a negative kid, which was me right

I struggled with so much shit I could flip my lid and bring on the fight

Ripe for the type of hype that in this life you might expect right?

Wrong cause darkest days and darker nights I spent my life on this

A piece of my own soul, the one thing that keeps me whole

So don’t ever try to kill my flow cause I’ll catch up with you and

Blow your views up, you're confused son

I’ll break it down so simply that you're ego might feel bruised though

I know what I mean and I mean what I say

Say it again if I please can I take it away

I know I’m not hip hop cos I’m punk as fuck

But I use it as a platform because my lyrics rock (Ho)

Skip Ja bolder, skip skip ja bolder

Don’t claim you’re as smart as me, I am ten years older

I know what I mean and I mean what I say

Say it again if I please, come on take it away

Nah nah nah - No more let it go

My my my - I sing to bring back the love

Far far far - Too far down the road

Lah lah lah - I sing to bring back the love

Raised around insane minds and anger

Nearly brought me down

But I’ve moved on somehow from you, for me in every single way now

Nah nah nah - No more let it go

My my my - My whole entire world

Far far far - Too far down the road

Lah lah lah - I sing to bring back the love

Nah nah nah - No more let it go

My my my - I sing to bring back the love

Far far far - Too far down the road

Lah lah lah - I sing to bring back the love

Like some old plimsolls I’ll leave it there

Cos best left where it are

And moving toward my true goals

I’m barefoot staring at the stars

Like some old plimsolls I’ll leave it there

Cos best left where it are

So moving toward my true goals

What were the words?

I sing to bring back the love

HEY YOU

In the morning time I'm disrupted by your performance right on cue

All I ever wanted was a little more

It don't mean I mind, just so very tired, by the evening time I'm screwed

All I ever wanted was just a little more I thought you knew

And night has drawn upon our eyes

The dark and heavy circles of good times

Hey you in disguise

Hey you trying to hide

Hey you, hey you

With carnage in your eyes

There's the games we play, just for safety's sake, realise it's all for you

I would never hold you responsible

Like the death of light or the dead of night and the dread of all things new

Our future is unknown like I once was to you

Pinnacles, miracles of wonder

Gliding by our blind eyes every day

Hey you in disguise

Hey you trying to hide

Hey you, hey you

With carnage in

Hey you in disguise

Hey you trying to hide

Hey you, hey you

With carnage in

Your eyes open wide still nothing surprises

You're openly hopelessly bored

And stuck without doubt of the nature throughout

That in time must come to us all

Hey you want the light

Hey you in the night

Hey you bring the fight

Hey you time is right

Hey you in disguise

Hey you trying to hide

Hey you, hey you

With carnage in

Hey you, hey you, hey you, hey you

Hey you, hey you, hey you, hey you

Hey you