I'm drowning in my thirteenth drink Stranded in this place all night And down into my stool I'll sink A lighthouse without a light So forgive me Thomas Edison But there ain't no ship in sight I'm taking my medicine So, kill the light We love at the speed of sound But we murder at the speed of light And we panic when it all comes down We blast off into the night And the universe whispers in your ear All the stars and the satellites "There's nowhere but down from here" So, kill the lights So believe me when I say it's true This big brotherly advice Before the darkness creeps up on you Kill the lights