When the Lights Die

Lyrics

[Intro]
Just hit the switch.

[Verse 1]
Draw the heavy curtains over the glass,
watch the final tungsten flicker and last.
I never really cared for the glare of the sun,
I’d rather be hiding when the daytime is done.
The bedroom loses borders, the edges recede,
wrapped up in the quiet, exactly my speed.
It’s a private little kingdom where nobody stares,
a velvet escape from the daily affairs.

[Chorus]
Oh, when the lights die down to a spark,
we play a little game in the pitch of the dark.
It’s a beautiful blindfold, a heavy silk sheet,
until the floorboards groan underneath my feet.
It’s an intimate secret, a terrible thrill,
waiting for the shadows to do what they will.

[Verse 2]
Then the clock rolls over to 4:17 AM,
and my vision starts playing its tricks in the dim.
The pile of coats at the foot of the bed
starts growing a shoulder, and turning a neck.
I crave the deep cover that midnight supplies,
but I can't shake the weight of invisible eyes.
The sanctuary shifts to a sudden chill,
half drunk on the comfort, half caught standing still.

[Chorus]
Oh, when the lights die down to a spark,
we play a little game in the pitch of the dark.
It’s a beautiful blindfold, a heavy silk sheet,
until the floorboards groan underneath my feet.
It’s an intimate secret, a terrible thrill,
waiting for the shadows to do what they will.

[Bridge]
I beg for the blackout to swallow the room,
to slip off my worries inside of the gloom.
But the deeper the ink, the harder it gets
to tell all the suitors from the sudden regrets.
You hold out your hands in the empty black space,
hoping for a touch, terrified of the chase.

[Outro]
So pull the cord. Let the dusk multiply.
I love the sweet nothing when the lights die.
Safe in the dark, but holding my breath.
Hiding away...
listening to the silence settle in the hall.