The song is an upbeat piano pop tune with some caribbean elements to it. It’s very ethereal with heartspoken lyrics about being your own light in the dark when things feel like they’re hopeless. “If I turned all the lights out, would you be my lighthouse?” perfectly represents giving yourself a helping hand instead of always needing someone else.
lyrics
[Verse 1]
I’m weak, I’m tired
I’ve lost all my desire
Oh man, I’m really trying
To love my own heart’s choir
And I’ve learned how to be strong
Sing all my favorite songs
Become the man I always knew I was
[Pre-Chorus]
There you are, stranger in the mirror
Don’t let me down
I’m afraid and I don’t wanna be lost
Can you save me somehow?
[Chorus]
If I turned all the lights out, would you be my lighthouse?
Would you be my lighthouse?
If I turned all the lights out, would you be my lighthouse?
Would you be my lighthouse?
And if I get lost in the dark, would you help me find a way out?
[Post-Chorus]
If I turned the lights off, lights off
If I turned the lights off, lights off
[Verse 2]
I can’t light up this fire
I think it should be brighter
And I’ve learned how to be strong
Sing all my favorite songs
Become the man I always knew I was
[Pre-Chorus]
There you are, stranger in the mirror
Don’t let me down
I’m afraid and I don’t wanna be lost
Can you save me somehow?
[Chorus]
If I turned all the lights out, would you be my lighthouse?
Would you be my lighthouse?
If I turned all the lights out, would you be my lighthouse?
Would you be my lighthouse?
And if I get lost in the dark, would you help me find a way out?
[Post-Chorus]
If I turned the lights off, lights off
If I turned the lights off, lights off
[Bridge]
There you are, stranger in the mirror
Don’t let me down
I’m afraid and I don’t wanna be lost
Can you save me somehow?
[Chorus]
If I turned all the lights out, would you be my lighthouse?
Would you be my lighthouse?
If I turned all the lights out, would you be my lighthouse?
Would you be my lighthouse?
And if I get lost in the dark, would you help me find a way out?
[Post-Chorus]
If I turned the lights off, lights off
If I turned the lights off, lights off
credits
released March 4, 2022
Written by: Jonathan Jaynes
Produced by: Jonathan Jaynes
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