Darkest Day of the Year

This is a song about the Winter Solstice. It appears on their 2023 Circle of Days album, produced by Dave Chalfont. Description of album. 

The Nields frequently put on concerts celebrating the Winter Solstice. 

Lyrics & rough chords: (Their video shows where the lyrics fall.)

(intro) What do you want (x2) on the darkest day? (repeat)
D - G - (2x)

A Circle of Days, a couple of ways play out
Is this the end of our youth, the moment of truth & doubt?
And then it passes by & we can't remember why
We got so worried
Don’t hurry through this time. It won’t come back
D - G - /  / Em G Em G / D - / Em  - C A 
So why does he drink? Why does he think so hard?
Is he trying to die or only standing on guard?
Because it seems at times he has decided to be blind
To the notion 
That devotion is a game that you can win. 

But I am trying, I am trying again
What do you all want from a preacher? (x2)
What do you all want on the darkest day of the year?
D - C - / Bm7 - F#m - / G - E A 

A circle of lights, a dimming of lights & sounds
Is it the end of our hope or has it gone underground?
'Cause when the child is finally born everything will gain a different form — and
You won't want to miss it (x4)

So I am trying, I am trying again
What do you all want from a preacher? (x2)
Someone who can fill all the bleachers? Someone who's their own kind of seeker?
What do you all want on the darkest day of the year?

(outro) What do you want (x2) on the darkest day? (repeat)
What do you want? (x7) 
—words & lyrics by Nerissa Nields.
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