Originally written by Róisín in 2012, as a call to love like there’s no tomorrow amidst rumours of the world’s end, this live version of “Flash of Light” in Columbia Halle (Berlin, Germany) marked the song’s 10th anniversary.
Produced by Luca C & Brigante, this version incorporates lyrics from...
[Intro]
Am I just tripping?
Am I just tripping?
Am I just tripping?
Am I just tripping?
Am I just tripping?
Am I just… Am I just…
No, you won't be coming down
You'll fall asleep and never be coming round
You say your last goodbye
No, you won't be coming down
No, you won't be late
Would you make me wait
When there's so little time?
Like a dying star, a fireball
Made the orange sky
Take me down to the edge of here
Take me now, I know what ready is
And I'm running to the sound
Counting down to the end of the end game
The sands of time are running out
Take me down, I don't wanna live
With an ordinary, ordinary sky
No, no
One last flash of brilliance
One more blinding light
The last dead beat descendants
We're going into the night
The last time I held you
I held you so tight
That I want
One last flash of brilliance
One more night to thrill you
Well, I ask, one last flash of light
Flash, flash, flash of light
Flash, flash, flash of light
Flash, flash, flash of light
I ask, one last flash of light
I know I was wrong
I know I was wrong
One last flash of brilliance
One more blinding light
The last dead beat descendants
Are going into the night
The last time I held you
I held you so tight
That I want
One last flash of brilliance
One more night to thrill you
Well, I ask, one last flash of light
Flash of light
Flash of light
Flash of light
Loving you is easy
It's the leaving that scarred
Loving you is easy
It's the leaving that's hard
Time moves slow
When you're all alone
Time moves slow
When you're on your own
Time moves slow
When you miss a friend
Time moves slow
When you leave again
Flash of light
One last flash of brilliance
One more blinding light
The last dead beat descendants
Are going into the night
Flash of light
Going into the night
You ready?
Ain't nobody
Gonna give you
What we got
There ain't nobody
Gonna give you
What it is
That we got
Cos there ain't nobody
Ain't no one
There ain't nobody
Ain't no one
Cos there ain't nobody
Gonna give you
Gonna love you
Like I do
There ain't no one
Ain't nobody
Flash of light
One last flash of brilliance
One more blinding light
The last dead beat descendants
Are going in, are going in
Are going in, are going in
Are going in, are going in
Are going into the night
To the night
Running away is easy
It's the living that's hard
Running away is easy
It's the living that's hard
Loving you was easy
It's the leaving that scarred
Loving you is easy
It's the leaving that's hard
Loving you, easy
Leaving you, hard
Leaving you, hard
Time moves slow
Time moves slow
And the time moves so slowly
Flash of Light (Live in Berlin) was written by Róisín Murphy & Sebastiano Properzi & Luca Cazal.
Flash of Light (Live in Berlin) was produced by Luca C & Brigante.
Róisín Murphy released Flash of Light (Live in Berlin) on Sun May 15 2022.