“Shed a Light” is about a partner knowing they have made a mistake, waiting for the response by their loved one. It could also be seen as being about whether or not a crush loves someone back.
It is the first collaboration between French producer David Guetta and German producer Robin Schulz.
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[Verse 1: Trevor Dahl]
Why are you keeping me at a distance?
All that I'm asking for is forgiveness
Are you even listening? Am I talking to myself again?
I keep on staring up at the ceiling
Waiting for you to give me some kind of reason
Are you even listening? Am I talking to myself again?
[Pre-Chorus: Trevor Dahl]
And I know you don't owe me your love
And I know that you don't owe me nothing at all
Ain't no way I'm giving up on you
[Chorus: Trevor Dahl]
Don't leave me here in the dark when it's hard to see
Show me your heart, shed a light on me
If you love me, say so, If you love me, say so
You know I can't live without you, I'm on my knees
Where are you now? Shed a light on me
If you love me, say so, If you love me, say so
So, so, so
[Verse 2: Trevor Dahl]
Why when I call, you never answer?
I'll try to talk, you keep on dancing
I can feel you on my skin, but am I only dancing with the wind?
[Pre-Chorus: Trevor Dahl]
And I know you don't owe me your love
And I know that you don't owe me nothing at all
Ain't no way I'm giving up on you
[Chorus: Trevor Dahl]
Don't leave me here in the dark when it's hard to see
Show me your heart, shed a light on me
If you love me, say so, If you love me, say so
If you love me, say something
You know I can't live without you, I'm on my knees
Where are you now? Shed a light on me
If you love me, say so, If you love me, say so
So, so, so
[Post-Chorus: Trevor Dahl]
Shed a light, shed a light on me
Shed a light, shed a light on me
Don't leave me here in the dark when it's hard to see
Show me your heart, shed a light on me
If you love me, say so, If you love me, say so
Shed A Light was written by Ammar Malik & Giorgio Tuinfort & Jason Evigan & John Ryan & David Guetta & Dennis Bierbrodt & Guido Kramer & Jacob Kasher & Jürgen Dohr & Robin Schulz & Stefan Dabruck.
Shed A Light was produced by David Guetta & Dennis Bierbrodt & Guido Kramer & Jürgen Dohr & Robin Schulz.
Robin-schulz-david-guetta-and-cheat-codes released Shed A Light on Fri Nov 25 2016.
Robin Schulz told Idolator in an interview about the song:
I’m very excited about the upcoming collaboration with my friend David Guetta. I think “Shed A Light” is a fantastic combination, which is characterized by both styles. […] This song is about that classic situation where you’re falling for...
Yes there is—Cheat Codes recorded a stripped down acoustic version for this song. The annotated page can be found here.