Story Behind The Song
A different take on a standard blues subject.
Song Description
Girl leaves guy. Much sadness.
| Song Length |
3:37 |
Genre |
Blues - General, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Gloomy |
Subject |
Breaking Up, Heartbreak |
| Similar Artists |
Robert Cray, Delbert McClinton, Joe Bonamassa |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
DARKNESS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
YOU WORKED THAT SUN SO HARD, BABY
MADE IT SHINE BOTH DAY AND NIGHT.
I COULD FEEL IT ALL AROUND ME
ALL THAT LOVE THAT BURNT SO BRIGHT.
THEN YOU UP 'N SPLIT AND LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN, I WAS HIT
BY DARKNESS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
YOUR LOVE LIT UP MY HEART, WOMAN,
LIKE A COMET TAKIN' FLIGHT.
THAT MOONGLOW IN YOUR EYES
SAID EVERYTHING WOULD BE ALRIGHT.
THEN YOU HIT THE ROAD, AND EVERYTHING THAT SHINED LIKE GOLD
TURNED TO DARKNESS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT.
YOU SAID YOU LOVE ME
YOU SWORE I WAS THE ONE
AND THEN YOU LEFT ME
AND TOOK THE MOON AND THE STARS AND THE SUN....
THAT LOVE BLAZED ALL AROUND US
LIKE A FIRE I COULD NOT FIGHT.
HAD ME DANCIN' WITH THE ANGELS
AND FLYIN' LIKE A KITE...SO VERY HIGH
NOW I'M LEFT WITHOUT A SPARK,
ALL ALONE AND IN THE DARK
DARKNESS
DARKNESS
DARKNESS...AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT