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Let The Light In

By Francesca Battistelli

672 views Sep 14, 2026 updated Own It album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Francesca Battistelli starts in a familiar late-night spiral — "scrolling instead of sleepin'," measuring herself against "a thousand faces" in her hand until she's "weepin'" over a comparison she can't win. It's a specific, almost embarrassingly relatable confession before the song ever reaches for a bigger idea.

The chorus reframes that shame as common ground instead of isolation: "we've all got some broken we're hiding... none of us are ok." Rather than performing wellness, Battistelli asks for honesty — "tell me that you're not always fine" — pushing past the "picture perfect... highlight reel" that hides how everyone's actually doing.

Paul's claim in 2 Corinthians 12:9 that God's strength is "made perfect in weakness" reframes brokenness the same way Battistelli does — "broken hearts are a beautiful kaleidoscope." And Jesus calling himself "the light of the world" in John 8:12 gives her title its logic: light doesn't get in through what's flawless, but through what's cracked open enough to let it reach.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

[Verse 1]

Last night I laid awake in bed

Can't shake the lies up in my head

I was scrolling

Instead of sleepin'

A thousand faces in my hand

How could I measure up to them

And in that moment

I was weepin'


[Verse 2]

I don't know if I've ever felt more alone

(If we had the chance to be real would we take it, take it)

I don't know if I've ever felt really known

(If we all keep faking we're not gonna make it, make it)


[Chorus]

This is a song to remind me

We've all got some broken we're hiding

None of us are ok

We all fall, we all break

This is a song to remind me

To let the light in

To let the light in


[Verse 3]

I need you to look me in eye

Tell me that you're not always fine

Cuz on the surface

It's picture perfect

I know it's just a highlight reel

But I can't help the way I feel

That I'm too much

And I'm not enough


[Verse 4]

Heaven knows we were never meant to be alone

(If we had the chance to be real would we take it, take it)

Broken hearts are a beautiful kaleidoscope

(If we all keep faking we're not gonna make it, make it)


[Chorus]

This is a song to remind me

We've all got some broken we're hiding

None of us are ok

We all fall, we all break

This is a song to remind me

To let the light in

To let the light in


[Verse 5]

All together, all alone

Feeling homesick in our homes

You take a step, I'll take one too

I'll reach for You


[Chorus]

This is a song to remind me

We've all got some broken we're hiding

None of us are ok

We all fall, we all break

This is a song to remind me


[Chorus]

This is a song to remind me

We've all got some broken we're hiding

None of us are ok

We all fall, we all break

This is a song to remind me

To let the light in

To let the light in

To let the light in

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