"Refuge" lyrics

"Refuge"

We can't know the end until it's over
Show your scars and let me pull you closer
Watching your silhouette dance off the lake
I promise I won't let you break

I know the dark shows up more than we'd like
Carve it in stone so the story survives
Try to stand tall, try to get you to smile
Fight off what's sensible, say I'm invincible
It's all a lie
'Cause darling, I'm shaking tonight
Chasing a dream but I'm tired
If we never make it at least we can say we died trying

Then at least the memories
Of you and me don't have to be perfect
Your sandy feet, the way you breathe
The subtle things that make it all worth it
Watching your silhouette dance off the lake
I promise I won't let you break

I know the dark shows up more than we'd like
Carve it in stone so the story survives
Try to stand tall, try to get you to smile
Fight off what's sensible, say I'm invincible
It's all a lie
Darling, I'm shaking tonight
Chasing a dream but I'm tired
If we never make it at least we can say we died trying
Died trying, died trying
If we never make it at least we can say we died trying

Trust these words, my heart is true
Love let me be your refuge
Trust these words, my heart is true
Love let me be your refuge
Trust these words, my heart is true
Love let me be your refuge
Trust these words, my heart is true
Love let me be your

Darling, I'm shaking tonight
Chasing a dream but I'm tired
If we never make it at least we can say we died trying


Writer(s): Gabriel Edward Simon, Dermot Joseph Kennedy, Mikky Ekko
"Refuge" is the second single off of Dermot Kennedy's album "The Weight Of The Woods". The song and its official visualiser were published on the 20th of February, 2026. The cover artwork of the single depicts Skellig Michael, an ancient monastery about 6 miles from the mainland off the south-west coast of Ireland. Kennedy wrote about his boat trip there on Instagram, "...that was inhabited in the 6th century by monks, and I don't know, the title 'Refuge' kind of feels appropriate. It felt very powerful to be out there and to be reminded of people's resilience."
Dermot Kennedy shared the following about this song on Instagram on the 12th of February, 2026, "I just want to say how much it means to me to be kind of waiting right behind this album and just ready to follow it wherever it takes me. The world seems to be in quite a turbulent and dark place sometimes lately and so it can feel quite silly or meaningless to try and get people to pay attention to your video or your song or whatever. But I guess at times like these music can become even more important to people and can carry a lot more meaning."
album: "The Weight Of The Woods" (2026)
Dermot Kennedy - The Weight Of The Woods album cover
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(Extended Edition Bonus Track)
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