Johnny Flynn

Bulb Went Black

Johnny Flynn


You got your little heart set
On waiting for the dawn
You been brainstorming
About my place in the Sun

And my bulb went black
And a thousand diamondbacks
Came slithering
And humming

We built a little bonfire
By the Two Cent Bridge
You were dreaming of the crossing
I was staring at the edge

And my jaw went slack
And a thousand razorbacks
Came charging
And streaming

I still leave the porch light on
But the curtains are drawn
It's so easy loving nothing
You feel nothing when it's gone

Feel it down my back
Like a thousand railroad tracks
Speeding out of town