Lighthouse Lyrics

[Refrain: Dice Raw]
If you can‘t swiz-zim, then you're bound to driz-zown
Passing out life jackets, 'bout to go di-down
Get down with the captain, or go down with the ship
Before the dark abyss, I’ma hit you with this
Now, if you can‘t swiz-zim, then you're bound to driz-zown
Passing out life jackets, 'bout to go di-down
Get down with the captain, or go down with the ship
Before the dark abyss, I’ma hit you with... this

[Hook: Dice Raw]
And no one’s in the lighthouse
You’re face-down in the ocean
And no one’s in the lighthouse
And it seems like you just screamed
It’s no one there to hear the sound
And it may feel like there’s no one there
That cares if you drown
Face-down in the ocean


[Verse 1: Dice Raw]
Smoking cheap weed, sipping on cheap vodka
Yo, pick your poison, down Davy Jones’ locker
It’s rum we be wanting, by the tons, my consumption
Take a look at my lungs and my liver, it’s disgusting

Take a look at the man in the mirror, we start fussing
Only one person gets hurt when throwing punches: me
And the man behind the glass just laughs
The waves come over my head and just crash
My hand start bleeding, water starts receding
A feeling comes into my heart, I start believing that—
I actually might survive through the evening

Survive on my own thoughts of suicide that’s competing
With thoughts of tryna stay alive, which been weakened
By the feeling of putting on a smile while being beaten

The fear of drowning, still diving in the deep end
The waters carried me so far, you can’t reach him
And it feels like there’s no one...

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This nautical-themed jam finds undun’s narrator, Redford, feeling alone and (perhaps literally) at sea

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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did The Roots say about "Lighthouse"?
Genius Answer

Black Thought said, “Throughout the record, I definitely identified with the character. With different songs I identified with different pieces of his story.”

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Phonographic Copyright ℗
Background Vocals
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Keyboards
Sousaphone
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Recorded At
The Boom Room (Philly)
Release Date
December 2, 2011
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