"The Lights and Buzz" is a song by Jack's Mannequin

Jack's Mannequin

Jack's Mannequin is an American rock band formed in 2004, originally hailing from Orange County, California. The band began as a side project of Andrew McMahon, the frontman for Something Corporate, and is composed of guitarist Bobby Anderson, bassist Mikey "The Kid" Wagner, and drummer Jay...

. It was released on November 15, 2005, as a music download

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 exclusively through the iTunes Store

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. In 2006, the song appeared as a bonus track

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 on the Japan

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ese version of Jack's Mannequin's debut album Everything in Transit

Everything in Transit

Everything in Transit is the debut album of Jack's Mannequin. It was released on August 23, 2005 on Maverick Records.-Overview:Everything In Transit may be considered a concept album, that tells the story of Andrew McMahon finally coming home after years of nonstop touring with his band Something...

, as well as on Kevin and Bean

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's Super Christmas.

It is the first song frontman Andrew McMahon

Andrew McMahon

Andrew Ross McMahon is a singer/songwriter. He is the vocalist, pianist and primary songwriter for the bands Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin; he also performs solo.-Early life:...

 wrote and recorded after his stem cell

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 transplant in connection with his leukemia

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diagnosis in late 2005. The song's lyrics are heavily influenced by his recovery from the disease, indicated in lines like "I'm coming home from my hardest year" and "It's good to be alive".