"Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark)" is a song by American rock band Papa Roach. Originally released as a song on their 2022 album Ego Trip, it was released as a single on November 24, 2023, in collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for the Talk Away the Dark campaign.
The band later released a second version of the song in collaboration with American country singer Carrie Underwood, which was released as a charity single on August 2, 2024.
The digital EP includes a live performance of "Scars" with Chris Daughtry, the frontman of American rock band Daughtry.
Jacoby Shaddix often dedicates the song to late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who died of suicide in 2017.
Speaking about the song and raising awareness of suicide and those who struggle internally, Shaddix expressed:
In 2024, the band reached out to Carrie Underwood, hoping her platform as a huge country star and a former American Idol winner would bring further awareness to the message of the song. Underwood, a huge fan of the band, accepted and provided vocals on the song at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee. When Underwood was asked about her duet with the band on Good Morning America, she stated:
On April 5, 2025, the band performed the song with Underwood for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Later on during the set, Underwood joined the band onstage again to perform "Last Resort" during the encore.