Lil Nas X, LIGHT AGAIN! | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-winning pop artist Lil Nas X continues to bring ample personality to the track on his confident single, “LIGHT AGAIN!”.

“I’m flyin’, yeah, I’m free now, see now / Society’s tie on me released now / Fuck crazy, I’m finna go senile.” Has Lil Nas X (Montero Lamar Hill) ever held back? It doesn’t seem like it.  Once more, the Grammy-winning pop artist is ‘true to self’ on his single, “LIGHT AGAIN!”.  Musically, 2024 has been a so-so year for Hill, who fell short with his gimmicky, ‘Christian’ single, “J CHRIST”. “LIGHT AGAIN” is a better showing though not a homerun per se. A shit-ton of songwriters, including Hill, are credited on “LIGHT AGAIN!”.  Hill, Take A Daytrip, Thomas Bangalter, Omer Fedi, and Jasper Harris produced.

“So, tell me what you want from me / We ain’t gettin’ no younger / So tell me what you want from me / We ain’t got too long, no.” Time is moving swiftly, per Lil Nas X, and there’s no time to waste!  In the final lyric of the chorus, he sings, “You know we only get one life for this.” In the post-chorus, guess what’s going to happen in the night? “Fuck up the night, what a hell of a life (You know).” Before the ‘choruses,’ there are more ear-catching lyrics, including “J. Cole said it’s memes or mills / But I’m the king and the jester, though,” and “Got a M&M deal, but I’m Hershey.” Woo! Beyond a high-flying,  personality-laden performance including rapping and singing, The musical accompaniment is colorful led by keys, synths, and the groove. The backdrop isn’t the ‘second coming’ necessarily but alluring.  All in all, “LIGHT AGAIN!” is enjoyable and respectable.  Does Lil Nas X change the game with this song? No.  It’s not the top of his catalog but worthy of spins.

Lil Nas X // “LIGHT AGAIN!” // Columbia // 11.15.24

Lil Nas X, LIGHT AGAIN! [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Columbia; OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]