It's definitely "You burnt bright but you're running",
and "Take apart the counting and the flock it has bred" - a reference to the previous line "Goodbye to sleep". it's referring to Counting sheep, being the traditional and well known method of falling asleep.
It's definitely "You burnt bright but you're running",
and "Take apart the counting and the flock it has bred" - a reference to the previous line "Goodbye to sleep". it's referring to Counting sheep, being the traditional and well known method of falling asleep.