Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
They say you know your way around
They say you are a man of the world
You say she is a new kid in town
You think she's just another girl
You get suspicious that something is wrong
No explanation why it lasts so long
And by the look on your face, everybody knows
You can't deny that you feel exposed
You can feel the heat when the night is gone
You been burnt by the midnight sun
When you look for relief but you can't find none
You been burnt by the midnight sun
Like a train running down the track
It's too late, things are out of control
There's no way she can take you back
There's no release for the brand on your soul
You never noticed the touch of her hand
You messed around with things
You don't understand
Now you sit in darkness while a new day dies
Her face is shining when you close your eyes
When you feel the heat when the light is gone
You been burnt by the midnight sun
When you look for relief but you can't find none
You been burnt by the midnight sun
I know the feeling, you wish you'd been warned
Now you and I are brothers in arms
'Cause I know the pain 'cause I know her kind
One left a feeling burning in my mind
And you feel the heat when the night is gone
I been burnt by the midnight sun
And I look for relief but I can't find none
I been burnt by the midnight sun
I can feel the heat when the light is gone
I been burnt by the midnight sun
And I look for relief but I can't find none
I been burnt by the midnight sun
They say you are a man of the world
You say she is a new kid in town
You think she's just another girl
You get suspicious that something is wrong
No explanation why it lasts so long
And by the look on your face, everybody knows
You can't deny that you feel exposed
You can feel the heat when the night is gone
You been burnt by the midnight sun
When you look for relief but you can't find none
You been burnt by the midnight sun
Like a train running down the track
It's too late, things are out of control
There's no way she can take you back
There's no release for the brand on your soul
You never noticed the touch of her hand
You messed around with things
You don't understand
Now you sit in darkness while a new day dies
Her face is shining when you close your eyes
When you feel the heat when the light is gone
You been burnt by the midnight sun
When you look for relief but you can't find none
You been burnt by the midnight sun
I know the feeling, you wish you'd been warned
Now you and I are brothers in arms
'Cause I know the pain 'cause I know her kind
One left a feeling burning in my mind
And you feel the heat when the night is gone
I been burnt by the midnight sun
And I look for relief but I can't find none
I been burnt by the midnight sun
I can feel the heat when the light is gone
I been burnt by the midnight sun
And I look for relief but I can't find none
I been burnt by the midnight sun
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Midnight Sun Lyrics as written by T. Rundgren
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