Lights by Ellie Goulding - Lyrics and Translation

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Lights

Ellie Goulding

Lights

Song byEllie Goulding

in AlbumLights

I had a way then losing it all on my own

I had a heart then but the queen has been overthrown

And I'm not sleeping now the dark is too hard to beat

And I'm not keeping now the strength I need to push me

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine It when I'm alone

And so I tell myself that I'll be strong

And dreaming when they're gone

'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home

Calling, calling, calling home

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine It when I'm alone

Home

Noises, I play within my head

Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing

And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept

In an unlocked place the only time I feel safe

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

And so I tell myself that I'll be strong

And dreaming when they're gone

'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home

Calling, calling, calling home

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

Home

Yeah, hee

Light, lights, lights, lights

Light, lights

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

And so I tell myself that I'll be strong

And dreaming when they're gone

'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home

Calling, calling, calling home

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

LanguageEnglish

Translated byAllen Morningstar

About this Song

Lights by Ellie Goulding is an electronic pop song that explores themes of overcoming fear, finding strength within oneself, and longing for safety and reassurance. The recurring metaphor of 'lights' represents comfort, guidance, and a sense of home. Goulding sings about feeling lost and vulnerable but finds solace and protection in the memories and symbols of light. It speaks to the universal experience of searching for inner peace and the courage to face the darkness within.