We want to celebrate
And there's a place that we go
Where the horses are for show
And they race for a prize at the end of the line and it impresses us
We've got to set a date
To meet the glory at the tracks
And it'll keep us coming back
With a vengeance and a sense of belonging to a long-coming victory

Night's rounding round the bend
Cause he's the hero of the day
Not like your boring thoroughbred
He's a mix of a Chilean workhorse and a pony from the circus
But this Night is winning blue
This night of balmy summer breeze
This night that makes us all believe
Congratulations to our dark horse candidate who didn't seem to have chance

When the bets are hedged it's too soon to see
If you lose your chance you can take it from me
Cause winning luck comes so easily
When the stakes are high there's more reason to believe

We want to celebrate
And there's a place that we go
Where the horses are for show
And they race for a prize at the end of the line and it impresses us
There's a blue ribbon at the end of the line
There's a blue ribbon at the end of the line
There's a blue ribbon at the end of the line


Lyrics submitted by shewouldnt

Night Majestic Lyrics as written by Erika Spring Forster Heather Anne D'angelo

Lyrics © ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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    My Interpretation

    The song is explicitly about horse racing. The titular Night Majestic is the name of the horse our singers seem to be invested in.

    If the song is a metaphor, I think it has something to do with the idea of the prize and the blue ribbon. The prize for winning is nothing compared with the story of the dark horse's amazing victory. A blue ribbon is worthless, especially if you're a horse.

    Best interpretation: try hard because you can win no matter who you are and where you're from.

    Worst interpretation: life is pointless so have fun while you can and engage in empty rituals if that makes you feel better.

    lordbronteon January 12, 2018   Link

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