[Intro] [distorted electric guitar riff, driving drum beat] [Verse 1] [melodic male vocals] Pictures from the past, fading from memory Nothing of those years left but you The edges are scalpel sharp, the line of your cheek The curve of your lip, the bitten cuticles Walking through the corridors of my mind Ghost faces I don't recognize They say hello like old friends but I can't find their eyes [Chorus] [aggressive belted vocals, full band intensity] Like lightning in the dark The afterimage never fades Like lightning in the dark Eyes open or closed Lightning in the dark [Post-Chorus] [heavy guitar riff, double-kick drums] [Verse 2] [vocals become more rhythmic] Up in the window I see you, high definition 4K clear Real-er than real, resurrecting everything I buried here Every eyelash in each frozen frame Every breath I can't reclaim The past reaching through the glass to pull me back again Down the same corridors but narrowing now The faces clearing, only yours remains Sharper every time I try to leave Sharper every time I say your name [Chorus] Like lightning in the dark The afterimage never fades Like lightning in the dark Eyes open or closed Lightning in the dark [Bridge] [drums drop to half-time, sustained guitar chords] I stand here and there Time splitting me in twain The past and present collide And I can't go [vocal build-up] Either way [Chorus] Like lightning in the dark Splitting the sky in two Like lightning in the dark Splitting the world Like lightning in the dark The afterimage never fades Lightning in the dark