Ellie Goulding - Lights Written By Ash Howes, Richard Stannard & Ellie Goulding Produced by Ash Howes & Richard Stannard Bass, Keyboards Richard Stannard Keyboards, Drums Ash Howes Vocals, Guitar Ellie Goulding Album Bright Lights Release Date March 13, 2011 LYRICS [Verse 1] I had a way then Losing it all on my own I had a heart then But the queen has been overthrown And I'm not sleeping now The dark is too hard to beat And I'm not keeping up The strength I need to push me [Chorus] You show the lights that stop me turn to stone You shine it when I'm alone And so I tell myself that I'll be strong And dreaming when they're gone Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home Calling, calling, calling home You show the lights that stop me turn to stone You shine it when I'm alone [Verse 2] Noises, I play within my head Touch my own skin And hope that I'm still breat