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Chain Lightning Lyrics by Don McLean

Chain Lightning

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[Verse 1]
Sometimes when I'm thinkin' that love's not around
My heart begins sinkin', I don't hear a sound
And the world is in blackness, no light shines on me
I suffer no blindness, no one can I see
Then a flash from the heavens like a loud jagged wire
And the silence is broken, and the night is on fire

[Chorus]
It's like chain lightning, this love that I feel
Who knows where it strikes or when it will hit
How long it will last, or when it will quit

[Verse 2]
In the forest I'm burning, struck down by the blast
The fever is churning, and the heat rises fast
And those standing nearest can show their concern
But I swear if they touch me that they too will burn
They fear for their lives for death will soon dwell
In the warmth of your love is the fire of Hell

[Chorus]
It's like chain lightning, this love that I feel
Who knows where it strikes or when it will hit
How long it will last, or when it will quit

[Verse 3]
And soon the sparks scatter, and wind whips the flame
For love will soon shatter what it cannot tame
And the cycle continues from life into dust
For I am now in you with the fire of lust
And I hear the explosion of thunder and rain
The water is falling, the ashes remain

[Chorus]
It's like chain lightning, this love that I feel
Who knows where it strikes or when it will hit
How long it will last, or when it will quit

[Verse 4]
The Indians tell us that the phoenix can rise
From the smoldering ashes that once were my eyes
And watch beautiful colors from black and from grey
Be formed into wings and then take me away
Where evil is darkness and goodness is light
And love is the lightning that cuts through the night
And strikes only once in a dark place in time
And forms a gold stairway that all of us climb
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Don McLean

Don McLean

About “Chain Lightning” by Don McLean

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"Chain Lightning" is credited to Don McLean. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Chain Lightning" appears on "Chain Lightning".

Visit the Don McLean artist page at /artist/don-mclean for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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