This song was released on the “francisandthelights” YouTube account on September 4th 2019 with the following description: “Produced by Kanye West, BJ Burton, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Jeff Bhasker, Noah Goldstein and Francis Starlite
With Caroline Shaw
[Intro: Francis and the Lights & Bon Iver]
For the lot in the silver
I don't wanna look to the past
I know
From a fountain in silver
I would let you know
To a fine line
All that emotion
Do you run?
Does the conscience build up
I'll be the last to know
To a fine line
He'll be last, yeah
He'll be last
[Chorus: Kanye West & Bon Iver]
Every time (Every time) (Ooh-ooh)
Every time (Every time)
And the stars will align (Every time)
You ain't lying (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
You gon' take me to the light (Every time)
Every time
Every time
[Verse 1: Francis and the Lights, Bon Iver, Kanye West]
We're not always eye to eye
But you're always by my side
And when I'm in my darkness (Keep it rational)
Keep it classy though
I just read the words you write
He'll be last to know
He'll be last
[Chorus: Kanye West, Bon Iver, Chance the Rapper]
And you still take me to the light
Every time (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
You still take me to the light
Every time
And the stars will align (Every time)
You ain't lying (You ain't lying)
You ain't lying
You ain't lying
You gon' take me to the light (Every time) (Time)
Every time
Every time
Every time
[Verse 2: Francis and the Lights]
There's a tree out in the field
Where I first felt that it was real
Ain't no "look alive"
Ain't no "other side"
Tree ain't gotta listen
Tree ain't got an eye
But it can feel the vibe
It can touch the sky
What a sense of balance
Tree's catching fire
What a way to die
[Chorus: Kanye West & Bon Iver]
And you still take me to the light
Every time (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
You still take me to the light
Every time
And the stars will align (Every time)
You ain't lying (You ain't lying)
You ain't lying
You ain't lying
You gon' take me to the light (Every time) (Time)
Every time (Take me)
Every time (Take me)
Time
[Verse 3: Francis and the Lights, Bon Iver, Kanye West]
We know there are stars above us
Like we know we're alive
And though times are changing (Keep it rational)
And we can't see the other side
Keep it classy though
Two points still form a line
And you still take me to the—
[Chorus: Kanye West & Bon Iver]
And you still take me to the light
Every time (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
You still take me to the light
Every time
And the stars will align (Every time)
You ain't lying (You ain't lying)
You ain't lying
You ain't lying
You gon' take me to the light (Every time) (Time)
Every time
Every time
Every time
Take Me to the Light was written by Francis and the Lights & Chance the Rapper & Caroline Shaw & Cashmere Cat & benny blanco & BJ Burton & MIKE DEAN & Lex Luger & Justin Vernon & Kanye West.
Take Me to the Light was produced by Kanye West & benny blanco & Cashmere Cat & Jeff Bhasker & BJ Burton & Francis and the Lights & Noah Goldstein.
Francis and the Lights released Take Me to the Light on Fri Aug 30 2019.
Yes. All three of them have a long history of collaborating with each other. They first came together for Francis' 2016 breakout hit “Friends,” a song that Kanye called his favorite of 2016.
Later that year, Kanye was featured on Francis' “My City’s Gone.”
Francis also has production credits on Ka...