Released: April 15, 2019
Songwriter: Pharrell Williams Beck
Producer: Beck Pharrell Williams
[Intro: Beck]
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
[Refrain: Beck]
There was a day I saw lightning
There was a day I saw lightning (I saw lightning)
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
He-he-he, I saw lightning
Ha-ha-ha
[Verse 1: Beck]
I saw wind and rain
Saw mountains fall
Saw temples burn
And prison walls
I saw floods a-comin'
Saw children run
Got no more shelter
No more sun
[Chorus: Beck]
Then it came to me in a flash of light
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning
Held my head up and it struck me down
Down to the ground
And it struck me down, struck me down
Struck me down to the ground
[Refrain: Beck]
There was a day, saw lightning
There was a day, saw lightning
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
He-he-he, I saw lightning
Ha-ha-ha
[Verse 2: Pharrell Williams]
When it ain't up, wonder where it go
Hold the sea as somewhere to row
Over did then dead heroes
Make it easy and sunny and go
We hold the sea and know the unknown
Old Man Dan, 'cause some of them are low
Wondering 'bout where do we go
Until then, we boat
[Chorus: Beck]
Then it came to me in a flash of light
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning
I held my head up (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
And it struck me down (Ooh!)
Down to the ground (Ooh!)
And it struck me down, struck me down
Struck me down to the ground (Ooh!)
[Post-Chorus: Beck]
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
He-he-he, I saw lightning
Ha-ha-ha, I saw lightning
Saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning
[Bridge: Beck]
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light? (Ooh!)
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light? (Ooh!)
The Lord's gonna take me and leave me in the light (Ooh!)
The Lord's gonna take me and leave me in the light (Ooh!)
[Chorus: Beck]
Then it came to me in a flash of light (Ooh!)
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night (Ooh!)
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain (Ooh!)
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning (Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!)
I held my head up (Ooh!)
And it struck me down (Ooh!)
Down to the ground (Ooh!)
And it struck me down, struck me down
Struck me down to the ground (Ooh!)
[Outro: Beck]
I saw lightning
I saw lightning
I saw lightning
I saw lightning
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
[Refrain: Beck]
There was a day I saw lightning
There was a day I saw lightning (I saw lightning)
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
He-he-he, I saw lightning
Ha-ha-ha
[Verse 1: Beck]
I saw wind and rain
Saw mountains fall
Saw temples burn
And prison walls
I saw floods a-comin'
Saw children run
Got no more shelter
No more sun
[Chorus: Beck]
Then it came to me in a flash of light
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning
Held my head up and it struck me down
Down to the ground
And it struck me down, struck me down
Struck me down to the ground
[Refrain: Beck]
There was a day, saw lightning
There was a day, saw lightning
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
He-he-he, I saw lightning
Ha-ha-ha
[Verse 2: Pharrell Williams]
When it ain't up, wonder where it go
Hold the sea as somewhere to row
Over did then dead heroes
Make it easy and sunny and go
We hold the sea and know the unknown
Old Man Dan, 'cause some of them are low
Wondering 'bout where do we go
Until then, we boat
[Chorus: Beck]
Then it came to me in a flash of light
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning
I held my head up (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
And it struck me down (Ooh!)
Down to the ground (Ooh!)
And it struck me down, struck me down
Struck me down to the ground (Ooh!)
[Post-Chorus: Beck]
Hey, hey, hey, I saw lightning
Ho-ho-ho, I saw lightning
He-he-he, I saw lightning
Ha-ha-ha, I saw lightning
Saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning
[Bridge: Beck]
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light? (Ooh!)
Lord, won't you take me and lead me to the light? (Ooh!)
The Lord's gonna take me and leave me in the light (Ooh!)
The Lord's gonna take me and leave me in the light (Ooh!)
[Chorus: Beck]
Then it came to me in a flash of light (Ooh!)
By the sycamore tree in the dead of night (Ooh!)
In the bottom of the barrel, on the longest day
In the hardest winter, in the falling rain (Ooh!)
I saw lightning, saw lightning, saw lightning (Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!)
I held my head up (Ooh!)
And it struck me down (Ooh!)
Down to the ground (Ooh!)
And it struck me down, struck me down
Struck me down to the ground (Ooh!)
[Outro: Beck]
I saw lightning
I saw lightning
I saw lightning
I saw lightning