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Co-written with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/the-national\">The National<\/a>\u2019s Aaron Dessner, \u201cPorch Light\u201d addresses both a mother\u2019s anxiety about her son\u2019s well-being. But it also documents Kahan\u2019s emotional struggles as he navigates a dizzying level of stardom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It appears on the Vermont singer\u2019s latest album, <em>The Great Divide<\/em>, and was produced by Kahan, Dessner, and Gabe Simon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dividing Family<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Noah Kahan - Porch Light (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hQSO9vFXnBU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kahan\u2019s mother worries about her son. But it\u2019s no use asking how he\u2019s been, as all his movements are now bits of content on the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I would ask you how you&#8217;ve been, it&#8217;s all over the internet,<br>But, hey, I mean, you knew that after all.<br>If you&#8217;re looking for an autopsy or a half-assed half-apology,<br>Then I think you picked the wrong time to make this call<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Losing himself inside the success, Kahan <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/post\/1884526021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> Zane Lowe, \u201cI always worried that my mom felt or my family felt like I wasn\u2019t myself anymore and that I was just some ghoul that would come in to extrapolate further success or further emotion for my own gain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I hope you tell me that you&#8217;re winding down,<br>That you lost the taste to face the crowd<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, his mother waits for him to arrive home. But she\u2019s heartbroken when she wakes up and sees the light still on. He hasn\u2019t returned home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Poison spreading to my lungs,<br>I ain&#8217;t holding breath, ain&#8217;t holding any faith at all.<br>And I&#8217;ll pray for you, be in pain for you,<br>I&#8217;ll leave the porch light on.<br>Heartbroken, each morning when it&#8217;s me that turns it off<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mental Health Struggles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dessner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DV1AeO-gAPi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> on Instagram: \u201cHaving had my fair share of mental health struggles and tough times (alongside a lot of support from family and friends), I could relate to every word. It felt fated that this would be the first of many songs we would make together over the last year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You\u2019re a ghost.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo by Debbie Hickey\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noah Kahan wrote \u201cPorch Light\u201d from his mother\u2019s perspective as she watches her son being pulled into the abyss of fame. And not just any fame. The kind that fills stadiums and sends billions streaming one\u2019s music. Co-written with The National\u2019s Aaron Dessner, \u201cPorch Light\u201d addresses both a mother\u2019s anxiety about her son\u2019s well-being. 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