Tom Rosenthal Lights Are On Lyrics Lights shine on a property, but when it comes to absence of people, they stand unseen. Dwellings without human presence remain dull. Absence of people to greet the illumination, not a soul's residence to cheer up. Uninhabited dwellings stay void of illumination, leaving the lights with no purpose. Illumination searches humans, but in nobody's property, there's not a soul to light up.