Lyric

Don’t be afraid of the dark

The dark is where we begin

He had a smile like a loaded gun

A silver voice like the setting sun

He knew the words that the lonely need

And planted them like a holy seed

He said, “I see what they did to you

I see the scars that they made you choose

Come with me where the blind can see

Come with me and be free through me”

And the room began to sway

As the old world fell away

Every broken heart in line

Waiting for a brand-new sign

Follow the black light

Into the beautiful end

Follow the black light

I’ll be your lover, your leader, your friend

When the sky starts falling

And the angels lose their wings

Follow the black light

I’ll show you everything

He wore the night like a velvet crown

Turned every lost soul upside down

Promised truth in a poisoned kiss

No one knew it would end like this

But oh, the way that the choir rose

Like thunder wrapped in funeral clothes

We were dancing on a razor wire

Calling it love, calling it higher

And the room began to sway

As the old world fell away

Every broken heart in line

Begging for a final sign

Follow the black light

Into the beautiful end

Follow the black light

I’ll be your lover, your leader, your friend

When the sky starts falling

And the angels lose their wings

Follow the black light

I’ll show you everything

He said, “Give me your sorrow”

We gave him our names

He said, “There’s tomorrow”

Then set it in flames

Now we run through the ashes

With his voice in our heads

Still singing the promise

Long after he’s dead

Follow the black light

Into the beautiful end

Follow the black light

I’ll be your lover, your leader, your friend

When the sky starts falling

And the angels lose their wings

Follow the black light

I’ll show you everything

Follow the black light

Follow the black light

Don’t be afraid of the dark

The dark is where we begin