It was produced by jay dee and features keyboards performed by james poyser it samples open your eyes as performed by bobby caldwell and the drums from you re gettin a little too smart by the detroit emeralds framed as a love letter it is a confession of common s love for a woman.
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The light is the grammy nominated second single from common s 2000 album like water for chocolate.
The light is the second single from common s 2000 album like water for chocolate the song is a love letter devoted to his then girlfriend erykah badu whom he parted ways with in 2002.
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Music video by common performing the light.