California's Dark Lyrics - Singles - The Nightwatchman

It started in basements 

And it started in sheds 

It started in backyards 

And was hidden under beds 

I turned on the TV 

Don't believe a word they say 

We can't stay here now, love 

And we can't get away 

There's a riot on Sunset 

And fires burn in the park 

The sun has set, my friend 

And California's dark 

And over the screaming 

I heard a clear voice 

I looked at my choices 

Yeah, and I made a choice 

Smoke and ashes 

Tonight hide the stars 

The stop lights are red now, love 

We come for what's ours 

There's a riot on Sunset 

And fires burn in the park 

The sun has set my friend 

And California's dark 

Come stand among the rattlesnakes 

At the side of the desert road 

And close your eyes and listen 

To the music hard and cold 

Tonight the moon is blackened 

Tonight the doors are shut 

Behind the shuttered windows 

We pray that the sun will come up 

For something walks across these fields 

For which there is no name 

Now, you might have heard different, sonny 

But I was there when it came 

It will start with a spark 

And a great fire will grow 

Don't know how I know it, man 

Yeah, but I just know 

There's a riot on Sunset 

And fires burn in the park 

The sun sets everywhere 

And the whole damn country's dark, yeah 

Now, there's a riot on Sunset 

And fires burnin' in the park 

The sun has set my friend 

And California's dark