"Truth or Dare" from TRUTH OR DARE

Last night as we said goodbye, we played a little game,
You said a word, I answered, and you tossed it back again.
You said truth, I asked dare?
You said truth, and ask with care.
Alright, the truth, then: do you dare?

Then tonight under the raindrops as we listened to the sound,
While lightning laced the sky and thunder rolled around,
I said truth, you asked dare?
I said truth, and ask with care.
And you said truth --

(Chorus)
Do you dare be the fool who rushes in
where angels fear to tread?
Will you let your old heart lead the way
And maybe lose your head?
Will you leave those tattered dreams behind,
Or fall in love instead?
Do you dare?
Do you dare?

(Bridge)
But I’m bad at this, been here before, do you really want this too?
Been dragged from heart to heart, it breaks each time, yet here I am with you.

So tonight as we walked hand in hand, we played a little game,
You said the words. I answered, and you softly said my name,
I said truth, you asked dare,
I said truth, and ask with care,
Alright the truth --

(Chorus)
Do we dare be the fools who rush right in
Where angels fear to tread?
Can we let our old hearts lead the way,
And maybe lose our heads?
Can we keep those tattered dreams alive,
And fall in love again?
Do we dare?
Do we dare?
Well, I do.

  • Blind Phoenix
    Name of Band or Artist
  • Rebekkah Hilgraves
    Author
  • Chris Daniels
    Author
  • Project Type:
    Song
  • Genres:
    Country, Americana
  • Length:
    3 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 29, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Artist Biography

Blind Phoenix is an American Roots / Indie rock band led by singer/songwriters Chris Daniels and Rebekkah Hilgraves.

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Artist Statement

One thing that Rebekkah and her life partner Michael share is a love of word play. This song began as a string of text messages; the first verse is a direct quote of part of that conversation:

Michael: Truth.
Rebekkah: Dare?
Michael: Truth, and ask with care.
Rebekkah: Do you dare?

Rebekkah re-read these lines and immediately heard the beginnings of a song, which she stayed up that night to write, finishing about 1:30 in the morning.

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Three years in the making. Stories of love, life, loss from an epic period in the lives of its makers.

TRUTH OR DARE is a story in the form of an album, taking the listener through finding love, running into a storm to rescue a loved one, the decline and passing of parents, and the beginning of new possibilities.

Truth or Dare encompasses several interwoven story arcs, with Hurricane Florence as the backdrop.

During this fateful time, Rebekkah met her partner, Michael. In an act of solidarity and support, mind-blowing so early in their relationship, Michael drove with Rebekkah into the path of Hurricane Florence to get her mother out of danger, and all three were chased upland with the storm on their heels.

Rebekkah had recently moved to coastal North Carolina to help her mother, following a botched surgery, and it turned out to be the last year of her mother's life. She passed away on Christmas morning of 2018.

Rebekkah lost her father to cancer less than a year later, and Chris lost his much-admired grandfather shortly thereafter. Threaded among these stories of loss are the love stories... more
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released March 29, 2021

All songs recorded at White Horse Black Mountain / RadHaus.Studio, Black Mountain, NC, and Hollow Reed Studio, Asheville, NC.
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
℗ 2021 RadHaus Studio Publishing (ASCAP, BMI)
Producer: Bob Hinkle
Executive Producer: Rebekkah Hilgraves
Studio engineers: Claire Hoke, Chris Rosser, Rebekkah Hilgraves, Lonnie Park
Mix engineer: Lonnie Park, with special thanks to Vanessa Silberman and Chris Rosser for getting us started.
Mastering engineers: Lonnie Park and Luis "LFF" Flores (audiophile edition)
Photography by Jessica Wharton-Vasquez
Cover and liner art by Marcus Archer and Rebekkah Hilgraves
Vocals, synths, lyrics, music: Rebekkah Hilgraves
Vocals, guitars, lyrics, music: Chris Daniels
Backing vocals: Rebekkah Hilgraves, Chris Daniels, Lonnie Park
Bass: Michael Filippone, Lonnie Park (“Harmony”)
Drums: James Kylen
Percussion: James Kylen, Lonnie Park
Piano: Chris Rosser (“The Dragon”, Lonnie Park)
Keyboards: Lonnie Park
Do No Harm:
- Alex Bradley, trumpet
- Justice Mann, trombone
- Ben Colvin, tenor sax
- Joseph Herbst, alto sax
- Joseph Herbst, horn arrangement
Harmony:
- Paul McIntire, violin
- Franklin Keel, cello
- Rebekkah Hilgraves, string and choral arrangement
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(c) 2021 by Blind Phoenix. All rights reserved.