Lighthouse
Joe Jonas Lyrics


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Remember when I asked you just to stay
Said you’d be gone for a while but be back someday
But suddenly the truth doesn’t feel so safe
You made a promise
You didn’t keep it

There’s no windows in this lighthouse
No answers to the questions why
No way to be found, be found now
Through the fog
So I’m trapped in this lighthouse, lighthouse

My heart is getting cold as I count the days
I would give my soul for the chance to see her
But all I see are these painted walls
I’m going crazy, crazy, crazy

There’s no windows in this lighthouse
No answers to the questions why
No way to be found, be found now
Through the fog
So I’m trapped in this lighthouse, lighthouse

This cliff I’m on is too steep to climb down
I need for you to save from drowning
And a thousand tears will make a waterfall from me
You’ll see
And it’s loud and clear that I’m not getting off this rock
So stuck in this lighthouse

There’s no windows in this lighthouse
No answers to the questions why
No way to be found, be found now




Through the fog
So I’m trapped in this lighthouse, lighthouse

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Joe Jonas's song Lighthouse express the feelings of loneliness and hopelessness. The song talks about the uncertainty and the pain of waiting for someone who promised to return but never did. The metaphor of a lighthouse is used to describe the internal state of the singer. Despite being a symbol of safety and guidance for sailors, the lighthouse has no windows, no answers, and no way out, just like the singer who is trapped in his own emotional turmoil.


The lyrics also express a sense of betrayal and disappointment towards the person who did not keep their promise. The singer's heart is getting colder, and he is going crazy as he counts the days waiting for the person who never shows up. He feels like he is drowning and needs the other person to save him. The line "this cliff I'm on is too steep to climb down" depicts the hopelessness of the situation and the feeling of being trapped.


Overall, the song Lighthouse is a powerful representation of the emotional struggle that one can face when they feel abandoned and lost. The lighthouse serves as a metaphor for the singer's internal state, and the lyrics emphasize the feeling of being trapped in a hopeless situation.


Line by Line Meaning

Remember when I asked you just to stay
I remember asking you to stay, but you said you would be back someday.


Said you’d be gone for a while but be back someday
You said you’d be gone for a while, but promised to be back someday.


But suddenly the truth doesn’t feel so safe
Now, the truth doesn’t feel safe anymore.


You made a promise
You promised me something.


You didn’t keep it
But you didn’t keep that promise.


There’s no windows in this lighthouse
There are no windows in this lighthouse.


No answers to the questions why
I have no answers to my questions.


No way to be found, be found now
I have no way of being found right now.


Through the fog
Through the fog that surrounds me.


So I’m trapped in this lighthouse, lighthouse
I’m trapped in this lighthouse.


My heart is getting cold as I count the days
As I count the days, my heart feels colder and colder.


I would give my soul for the chance to see her
I would do anything to see her again.


But all I see are these painted walls
But all I see are the walls that surround me.


I’m going crazy, crazy, crazy
I’m going crazy out here.


This cliff I’m on is too steep to climb down
I’m on a steep cliff, and I can’t climb down on my own.


I need for you to save from drowning
I need you to save me from drowning in my own thoughts and feelings.


And a thousand tears will make a waterfall from me
I will cry a thousand tears, enough to create a waterfall.


You’ll see
You will see this happen.


And it’s loud and clear that I’m not getting off this rock
It’s become clear that I’m stuck on this rock, and can’t get off it.


So stuck in this lighthouse
I’m so stuck in this lighthouse.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHAUNCEY A. HOLLIS, CHRISTOPHER MAURICE BROWN, KEVIN L. MCCALL

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