Johnny McAndrews · Song

Lightning Strike

I'm ready to feel something, even if it catches me off guard.

January 16, 2026 · 4:24

From Ascension

Ascension — cover artwork by Johnny McAndrews

About the song

There’s that second before a touch when I can barely think about anything else. I know I could get hurt. I also know how tired I am of feeling disconnected. For once, the possibility of being knocked off balance sounds like something to welcome.

Lightning Strike lyrics

I was disconnected before
By a cruel short in the system
The wires snapped loose with so much force
The shock nearly pulled me under
The engine kept turning (kept turning)
It was running on empty (so empty)
Driving me forward (no detours)
To the one great storm in the sky (oh-oh-oh)

Right now I'm ready (I'm ready)
Crash down, down on me
Your electricity (oh-oh-oh)
Will set me free

Love is a lightning strike (oh-oh-oh)
No shelter, no warning sign (oh-oh-oh)
We crash, we burn, we intertwine

Love is a lightning strike
Light, light, lightning strike
Fuse us together
Bind us forever

The pressure builds, and
Pushes us closer
Our hair starts buzzing
Our bodies are standing tall
We touch, and it sparks
Static between us
You look at me, and
My heart skips a beat

Right now I'm ready (I'm ready)
Crash down, down on me
Your electricity (oh-oh-oh)
Will set me free

Love is a lightning strike (oh-oh-oh)
No shelter, no warning sign (oh-oh-oh)
Love is a lightning strike (oh-oh-oh)
No armor, no place to hide (oh-oh-oh)
Love is a lightning strike (oh-oh-oh)
No mercy, no time to fight (oh-oh-oh)
We crash, we burn, we intertwine

Clouds overhead
We know it's our time
Everything stops
We feel the sublime
Moments; eternities
Lost in the breeze
Minds are racing
It's a thousand degrees

Our bodies jolt in
Perfect staccato (staccato)
Our hearts join in
Matching vibrato (vibrato)
Our souls depart in
Seamless legato (legato)

Love is a lightning strike (oh-oh-oh)
No shelter, no warning sign (oh-oh-oh)
We crash, we burn, we intertwine

Love is a lightning strike
Fuse us together, bind us forever

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Album artwork

Ascension

12 × 12 inch square · Matte album-cover print.

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Release information

Artist
Johnny McAndrews
Release
Ascension
Release date
January 16, 2026
Album track
1

ISRC: QT6G92529678

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