Flashing Lights

**"Flashing Lights"**

General information

Main artist
Kanye West

Featured artist
Dwele

Released
November 12, 2007

Recorded
2005-2006

Genre
* Hip-hop
* R&B

Length
3:57

Label
* Roc-A-Fella Records
* Def Jam Recordings

Appears on
*Sing*

Writer(s)
* Kanye West
* Eric Hudson

Producer(s)
* Kanye West
* Eric Hudson

 Chronology

**"Flashing Lights"** is a song by American hip-hop artist Kanye West. It features Detroit R&B singer Dwele and contains background vocals from Australian singer Connie Mitchell. West co-wrote and co-produced the song with Eric Hudson and released it on November 12, 2007 as the fourth single for his third studio album, *Graduation*. The single's cover art was designed by Japanese pop artist Takashi Murakami. The single received acclaim from music critics and is cited as one of the best songs on *Graduation*.
In *Sing*, "Flashing Lights" plays as Buster Moon reveals the brand new luminescent squid-powered stage for the Moon Theater to Nana Noodleman and the rest of the show participants, before the bears arrive and interrupt the show. It plays once more as Buster introduces the first act in the final show, descending from the makeshift stage constructed after the theater's destruction. However, this song is not included in the film's official soundtrack.

Lyrics

**[note:some lyrics have been censored due to their explicit nature]**

**[Intro]**
Flashing lights (lights, lights)
Flashing lights (lights, lights)
Flashing lights (lights, lights)
Flashing lights (lights, lights)

**[Verse 1: Kanye West]**
She don't believe in shootin' stars
But she believe in shoes and cars
Wood floors in the new apartment
Couture from the store's departments
You more like "love to start (\*\*\*\*)"
I'm more of the trips to Florida
Ordered the hors d'oeuvres, views of the water
Straight from a page of your favorite author
And the weather so breezy
Man, why can't life always be this easy?
She in the mirror dancin' so sleazy
I get a call like, "Where are you, Yeezy?"
And try to hit you with the ol-wu-wopte
'Til I got flashed by the paparazzi
(\*\*\*\*), these (\*\*\*\*\*\*) got me
I hate these (\*\*\*\*\*\*) more than the (\*\*\*\*\*)

**[Hook: Dwele]**
As I recall, I know you love to show off
But I never thought that you would take it this far
What do I know?
Flashing lights (lights, lights)
What do I know? Know
Flashing lights (lights, lights)

**[Verse 2: Kanye West]**
I know it's been a while, sweetheart
We hardly talk, I was doin' my thang
I know it was foul, baby
Aye, babe, lately, you've been all on my brain
And if somebody woulda told me a month ago
Frontin', though, yo, I wouldn't wanna know
If somebody woulda told me a year ago
It'll go get this difficult
Feelin' like Katrina with no FEMA
Like Martin with no Gina
Like a flight with no Visa
First class with the seat back, I still see ya
In my past, you on the other side of the glass
Of my memory's museum
I'm just sayin', hey, Mona Lisa
Come home, you know you can't roam without Caesar

**[Hook: Dwele]**
As I recall, I know you love to show off
But I never thought that you would take it this far
What do I know?
Flashing lights (lights, lights)
What do I know? Know
Flashing lights (lights, lights)

**[Outro: Dwele]**
As you recall, you know I love to show off
But you never thought that I would take it this far
What do you know?
Flashing lights, lights, lights
What do you know? Know
Flashing lights (lights, lights)
Flashing lights (lights, lights, lights, lights…)

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