Flashing Lights

"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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SING: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
\| Around the World \| Auditions \| Bamboléo \| Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing (acoustic version) \| Faith \| Gimme Some Lovin' \| Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight \| Hallelujah (duet version) \| I Don't Wanna \| I'm Still Standing \| Let's Face the Music and Dance \| Listen to the Music \| My Way \| OH.MY.GOSH \| Out To Lunch (End Titles) \| Pennies from Heaven \| Pon de Floor \| Set It All Free \| Shake It Off \| The Way I Feel Inside \| The Wind \| Under Pressure \| Venus \|
SING (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE)
\| All Creatures Great and Small \| Big Daddy Escapes \| Buster's Pep Talk \| Dream Big Dreams \| Gang Getaway \| Good Luck Everyone \| Johnny Gets the Call \| Let's Go to Work \| Meena \| The Moon Theatre / Golden Slumbers \| None Other Than Miss Nana Noodleman \| Out To Lunch (End Titles) \| Planning the Heist \| The Poolhouse \| Prison Visit \| Rosita Returns Home \| Rosita's Invention \| The Selection \| Stuck in Traffic \| Talk to Me, Crawley \| Visiting Nana (Eddie's Tune) \| The Winds of Change \| Who Is This "Moon"? \|
SING AUDITION SONGS
\| 9 to 5 \| Anaconda \| Bad Romance \| Ben \| Butterfly \| Chandelier \| Crazy in Love \| Firework \| The Humpty Dance \| I Don't Wanna \| I Love My Shirt \| Jump \| The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) \| Kira Kira Killer \| Kiss from a Rose \| Lollipop \| Pennies from Heaven \| Ride Like the Wind \| Stay With Me \| Stout-Hearted Men \| The Safety Dance \|
NON-AUDITION/SOUNDTRACK SONGS FROM SING
\| All of Me \| Baker Street \| Call Me Maybe \| Childhood Memories \| Flashing Lights \| Garota de Ipanema \| Happy Birthday to You \| Hold On, We're Going Home \| Koi Koi Koi \| La Primavera (Spring) \| Love Interruption \| Million Bucks \| Nessun dorma \| Ninja Re Bang Bang \| Take Five \| True Colors \| Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go \|
SONGS USED IN SING MINI-MOVIES
\| Pump Up the Jam \|
SONGS USED IN PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL FOR SING
\| All I Do Is Win \| Dream On \| Eye of the Tiger \| Gold \| Groove Is in the Heart \| Roar \| Sing \| Sing for the Moment \| Sleigh Ride \| Victorious \| Without You \| Wonderful Christmastime \|
MISCELLANEOUS SING-RELATED SONGS
\| Just Dance \|