She found a little dark At the bottom of the cookie jar These things, we Can't plan em', they Come from a different planet Yeah Carefree in grade seven Little dark found them at recess Weird haircut, no name brands Listening to all the wrong bands It took some time but you realize He covered up your shine Now you're an empty hole With a broken heart All your light got swallowed by a little dark Right then the world turned cold Aching for a spark But all your light got swallowed by a little dark Yeah He found a little dark In the backseat of his teacher's car "Slow down, I'm not ready" She said, "Baby, sweetheart, hey I thought you said you loved me" It's easy to lose your glow When you need a friend but she won't let you go home Now you're an empty hole With a broken heart All your light got swallowed by a little dark When did you get so old? How'd you lose that spark? All your light got swallowed by a little dark Ooh, yeah I found a little dark, yeah We found a little dark I was an empty hole With a broken heart I let my light get swallowed by a little dark But with a hand to hold There's a tiny spark A little light illuminates a little dark Yeah, you're an empty hole With a broken heart Yeah, all your light got swallowed by a little dark And when the world's so cold You don't know where to start 'Cause all your light got swallowed by a little dark But a little light illuminates a little dark Yeah, oh Yeah A little light illuminates a little dark