Light Up the World is an original song featured in New York, the twenty-second and final episode of Season Two. It is sung by the New Directions with solos from Artie, Brittany, Finn, Rachel, Santana, and Tina. It is the second song in their Nationals setlist after Pretending.
The setlist didn't place them in the top 10, and they won 12th place, leaving New Directions distraught.
Lyrics[]
Santana (with Brittany):
(Hey-hey-hey, you and me)
Keep on dancing in the dark
It’s been tearing me apart
Never knowing what we are
(Hey-hey-hey, you and me)
Keep on tryin' to play it cool
Now it’s time to make a move
And that’s what I’m gonna do
Artie:
Lay it all down (All down)
Brittany:
Got something to say
Artie:
Lay it all down (All down)
Brittany:
Throw your doubt away
Artie:
Do or die now (Die now)
Brittany:
Step on to the plate
Artie (and Brittany):
Blow the door wide open like
(Up, up and away)
Rachel with New Directions:
Let's light up the world toni-i-ight
You gotta give up the bark and bi-i-ite
I know that we got the love alri-i-ight
Come on and li-li-light it up
Light it up tonight
Rachel with Artie, Finn and New Directions:
Let's light up the world toni-i-ight
You gotta give up the bark and bi-i-ite
I know that we got the love alri-i-ight
Come on and li-li-light it up
Light it up tonight
Finn with New Direction Boys:
Hey-hey-hey you and me
Finn:
Turn it up ten thousand watts
Tell me why we've gotta stop
I just want to let it rock
Finn and Artie with New Direction Boys:
Hey-hey-hey you and me
Artie with Tina:
Keep on staring at the road
Like we don't know where to go
Step back, let me take control
Artie:
Lay it all down (All down)
Brittany:
Got something to say
Artie:
Lay it all down (Rachel and Tina: All down)
Brittany:
Throw your doubt away
Artie:
Do or die now (Rachel and Tina: Die now)
Brittany:
Step on to the plate
Artie (and Brittany):
Blow the door wide open like
(Up, up and away)
Rachel and New Directions:
Let's light up the world toni-i-ight
You gotta give up the bark and bi-i-ite
I know that we got the love alri-i-ight
Come on and li-li-light it up
Light it up tonight
Rachel with Artie, Finn and New Directions:
Let's light up the world toni-i-ight
You gotta give up the bark and bi-i-ite
I know that we got the love alri-i-ight
Come on and li-li-light it up
Light it up tonight
Finn with New Directions:
Hey-hey-hey you
Hey-hey-hey you
Hey-hey-hey you
Hey-hey-hey you you you you you you you you you
Rachel:
Lay it all down (All down)
Rachel with Brittany:
Got something to say
Rachel:
Lay it all down (All down)
Rachel with Brittany:
Throw your doubt away
Rachel:
Do or die now (Die now)
Rachel with Brittany:
Step on to the plate
Rachel (and Brittany):
Blow the door wide open like
(Up, up and away)
Rachel and New Directions:
Let's (Rachel: Yeah!) light up the world toni-i-ight
You gotta give up the bark and bi-i-ite
I know that we got the love alri-i-ight
Come on and li-li-light it up (Rachel: Li-li-li let's!...)
Light it up tonight
Rachel with Artie, Finn and New Directions:
Let's light up the world toni-i-ight (Rachel: Yeah!)
You gotta give up the bark and bi-i-ite
I know that (Rachel: Eeh!) we got the love alri-i-ight
Come on and li-li-light it up,
Light it up tonight
Let's light up the world (Rachel: Tonight!) toni-i-ight
You gotta give up the bark and bi-i-ite
I know that we got the love alri-i-ight (Rachel: We got the love!)
Rachel with New Directions:
Come on and li-li-light it up
Light it up tonight