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Tom Rosenthal – Lights Are On lyrics
[Verse 1]
God stood me up
And I don't know why
Lights are on
But nobody's home

[Refrain]
There ain't no love like our love
There ain't no love like our love
Like our love, love, love, love, love

[Verse 2]
Let the last worms go
And roll in tonight
Don't wake us up
We got nothing for you

[Refrain]
There ain't no love like our love
There ain't no love like our love
Like our love, love, love, love, love

[Verse 3]
Build us a door
And rest here with me
Lights are on
But nobody's home

[Refrain]
There ain't no love like our love
There ain't no love like our love

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Songwriters: Thomas Paul Pym Rosenthal
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    yamsantenna 2021-12-02 06:43:56
    Currently, my life is falling apart. I feel so stressed most of the time, tired, anxious, depressed, hurt, sad, lonely, mentally and physically tired. The line "God stood me up, and I don't know why. Lights are on, but nobody's home." hits like none other. It's almost as if God's giving me a reason to keep going, even if I have nothing to look forward to now. This song is really what I needed in this time, especially with the feeling of being lonely, like no one will be there for me. But then again, I'm always reminded that God is taking care of me and sending me down the right place every time I listen to this song. We didn't find this song, this song found us. To whomever reads this, I hope you're doing well. Keep your chin up bub. We'll get through this together, yeah?
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    Unregistered 2021-11-17 02:54:07
    i've been struggling with a lot of things lately and one of them being the loss of my passions. i used to love piano and practiced any chance i got but as i got older i felt the spark disappear. i'm not sure exactly what the meaning of the song is but to me, i feel like when he states "lights are on but nobody's home" it's like he's saying the light is representing somebody's inner potential but the person isn't engaged enough to want to act on that potential.
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    Unregistered 2021-11-25 03:10:24
    By personal experience and how I feel when I listen to it i feel like the meaning of the song is when feeling let down by the people your closest to. "Light on but no one home." Reminds of screaming at the top of your lungs in the Middle of a crowded room and no one seems to even hear you. "Theres no love like our love" if you love someone so unconditionally you'll sacrifice yourself for them mentally and physically to see them thrive. Even if they would never do it for you." Let the last worms go. And roll in tonight. Don't wake us up. We got nothing for you" this makes me think of being so disappointed. Of wanting to craw in a whole and bever come back up. Not having anyone be able to each me. Not having any energy to crawl back out. With nothing to give.
    Such a devastatingly beautiful song.
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    Unregistered 2021-11-10 09:50:58
    I'm unsure of the real meaning of this song but when i listen to it, it reminds my of my grandma who passed only a few months ago. This song makes me think of her mainly because of the "god stood me up" because she went to church ever Sunday an I know this sounds dumb but it just seems unfair that she had to go through so much pain in the last few weeks of her life. Also the rest of my family grew up going to church and so much fucking shit has happened it it seems so unfair not cause we go to church but because we are all such a loving a supporting family and would never do anything to harm anyone so one again the line, "god stood me up " makes me realize that life is unfair and you never know what your gonna get. Anyway if anyone reads this far hope you have a wonderful day. xx miss you yiayia.
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    Unregistered 2021-12-09 22:34:33
    This is a very beautiful song that should not only be recognized for how good it songs, but these really sad and profound lyrics. The way that I interpret "Lights are on but nobody's home" is that someone may project happiness and a bright mood but in reality, they aren't actually happy behind the scenes. And it makes me really sad to relate to because I am a very private person who doesn't like to share my feelings with others. Recently, my grandma just passed away and ugh, I hate not being able to express my emotions because I don't want it to kill the mood of others. So, like I bottle it all up until I get home and when I'm alone to let it all out.
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    Unregistered 2021-11-15 07:55:55
    TW RAPE!!!!
    I personally think it reminds of when when i got seually assualtedby four people and how i went fro a sweet innocent 14 year old to a completey new person and yk god stood me up at the moment and how deeply it affected me and explains that i just want a rest from all the constant hurt, pain that i feel everyday just because of a few people.
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    Unregistered 2021-05-20 01:13:43
    This song just makes me disassociate. I listen to it when I think about my uncle. He was a second paternal figure to me my whole life. He always genuinely cared about me and we shared some amazing memories over the years. Last September, he took his own life. Ever since then, I have felt like everything around me is a blur. I play this song when I decide to drive down his road to his house. It makes me remember all the memories, both good and bad.
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    Unregistered 2021-11-28 11:39:51
    I think its meaning is how a person was in love with someone, but there must have been some sort of accident like a car crash or something, and 'Lights are on but nobody's home' means how his significant other is stuck in a coma or has no brain activity. in the line at the start, 'God stood me up and I don't know why' means that he doesn't know why he had been pout in this situation, where is Significant Other is no longer able to love him back as they are 'Brain dead'. 'There aint no love like ours' is him recollecting on the good memories of their love. This is my interpretation of the song.
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    Unregistered 2021-04-02 11:57:24
    I'm not sure what was the artist's intention of this song, however, this song resonates with someone I truly care about. This person of course is not in my romantic point of view as it would be truly inappropriate and impossible. I care about this person from an emotional perspective, as if they are my second parental figure. They support me and truly care about me which no one has ever done to me before. It hurts, love in any form hurts in unexplainable ways. For instance, I am in pain of not being in the majority of this person's life but at the same time, I have been the happiest I have ever been, to just share the same space for a few hours. Unfortunately, soon it will be inevitable that I leave this person's life and become further away from them because life continues and mine is just about to start.
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    Unregistered 2022-08-31 09:06:21
    For me though,
    It’s losing my great grandmother (she was a light to me) and watching my my grandmother wither mentally as she’s been so caged in and it’s all just withering away for her. She’s alive and able to walk and doesn’t have any diagnosed ailments but her memory isn’t good and she doesn’t even go past her yard. It’s been years. It shows me her being the light is still here but there’s no one home.
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    Unregistered 2022-08-31 09:03:03
    I’m an emotional person and I felt like this song can be interpreted in many ways depending on how the listener feels. A few ways I had in mind are:

    A person who has lost their light.
    A person who is ill (dementia/Alzheimer’s)
    A relationship that is failing and they’re just waiting for the moment to end it.

    We all have those moments and experiences in which we feel God has stood us up, yet we must always know there is something so special to have had the opportunity to know the person at their prime, experienced the person if they’re gone, and to carry those moments with us.
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    Unregistered 2023-12-27 21:31:05
    this song means a lot to me because, I feel like the lyrics “the lights are on, but nobody’s home.” mean that, you always have a smile on your face on the outside, it’s almost like a mask. But on the inside you know that the smile is 100% fake and ur smile doesn’t truly come from the heart like it used to. It makes me sad to relate to this, but I know his will always be there for me, even if nobody else is. To the person behind the screen that’s reading this, please don’t ever give up. God believes in u, and I do too. god loves you, remember that. :)
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    Unregistered 2023-01-06 16:16:13
    My interpretation may be darker than others, but it hit me after a doctor used phrphra"the lights are on, and he's home" following the recovery of NFL player Damar Hamlin. The song is from the perspective of an individual whose body is alive, but they've lost all brain function.

    Let the last worms go
    And roll in tonight
    Don't wake us up
    We got nothing for you

    The individual is asking not to be resuscitated "let the worms roll in" because if they're brain dead and if they're awoken they have no ability to say or do anything. I think "build us a door" refers to a coffin.
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    Unregistered 2022-11-02 20:50:05
    I don't know what the true meaning of the song is, but my take on it is that you feel like something is missing. At least, that's what I think about the line "Lights are on but nobody is home." This song made me come back to the grief I once had, "I miss them." This song touches my heart in a real way, one that I can't quite understand yet. Not only that, but the line "don't wake us up, we have nothing for you" represents the grief you wouldn't want back. I don't know, this was really just a vent I guess. Moral of my explanation, cherish the things and people you love you never know when you'll lose them and start grieving for them too.
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    Unregistered 2022-10-08 16:17:09
    i think that "god stood me up" isn't like him making you get up but more like being stood up on a date. like gods betrayed him or something. "lights are on but nobodys home" is like the person is fine and normal but inside they are hardly there but im not sure. "dont wake us up we got nothing for you is the bit that hits hardest for me and im not sure why. my best friend of 9 years left me and this song reminds me of her. she was sweet but i feel like she stood me up and the "there aint no love like our love" makes me replay our memories
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