Blinding Lights

The Weeknd

Yeah

I’ve been tryna call

I’ve been on my own for long enough

Maybe you can show me how to love, maybe

I’m going through withdrawals

You don’t even have to do too much

You can turn me on with just a touch, baby

I look around and

Sin City’s cold and empty (Oh)

No one’s around to judge me (Oh)

I can’t see clearly when you’re gone

I said, ooh, I’m blinded by the lights

No, I can’t sleep until I feel your touch

I said, ooh, I’m drowning in the night

Oh, when I’m like this, you’re the one I trust

Hey, hey, hey

I’m running out of time

’Cause I can see the sun light up the sky

So I hit the road in overdrive, baby, oh

The city’s cold and empty (Oh)

No one’s around to judge me (Oh)

I can’t see clearly when you’re gone

I said, ooh, I’m blinded by the lights

No, I can’t sleep until I feel your touch

I said, ooh, I’m drowning in the night

Oh, when I’m like this, you’re the one I trust

I’m just coming back to let you know (Back to let you know)

I could never say it on the phone (Say it on the phone)

Will never let you go this time (Ooh)

I said, ooh, I’m blinded by the lights

No, I can’t sleep until I feel your touch

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

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Background

“Blinding Lights” is the second single from Canadian rapper The Weeknd’s fourth studio album “After Hours.” The track finds the singer in a constant state of distraction that he only gets relief from when in the presence of a significant other. The song is an up-tempo electropop track that features large 80s-inspired synths and electronic dance music drums. On November 24, 2019, The Weeknd collaborated with German automobile company Mercedes-Benz to release a snippet of the track alongside a commercial of the company’s first all-electric car.