the lights are on but nobody's home TheFreeDictionarycomIllumination brighten a property, but when it comes to not a soul, they stay unacknowledged. Dwellings void of people presence stay without light. Nobody to greet the beam, nobody's home to cheer up. Vacant homes remain desolate of light, leaving the lamps with no purpose. Light seeks occupants, but in no one's dwelling, there's nobody to light up.
