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On Nights Like Tonight Lyrics
On nights like tonight when no one's around
I put on the record, the record I found
When I was a kid and the world was a town
And Heartbreaker weren't nothing painful
Carry me Mother Mary, I'm faithless
Like Sister Theresa, canonized, faceless
The press release leaves the plagiarist nameless
And all is forgiven
On nights like tonight when no one's around
I sit in the dark on my hands on the ground
And I smile like the devil smiles, unseen but proud
Truth be told I don't know who's at the helm
But just sit tight
I'll make my way to you
If I'm not on time
Remember that I tried
Carry me Mother Mary, I'm faithless
Like needles in haystacks that we just replace
It's all the same monster that nobody faces
Where all is forgiven
On nights like tonight when no one's around
I turn off the lights and I float off the ground
And I smile like I used to when you were around
But truth be told I don't know who's at the helm
But just sit tight
I'll make my way to you
I'll find a way to get to you
I don't know who's at the helm
But just sit tight
And I'll find a way to get to you
I put on the record, the record I found
When I was a kid and the world was a town
And Heartbreaker weren't nothing painful
Like Sister Theresa, canonized, faceless
The press release leaves the plagiarist nameless
And all is forgiven
I sit in the dark on my hands on the ground
And I smile like the devil smiles, unseen but proud
Truth be told I don't know who's at the helm
But just sit tight
I'll make my way to you
Remember that I tried
Like needles in haystacks that we just replace
It's all the same monster that nobody faces
Where all is forgiven
I turn off the lights and I float off the ground
And I smile like I used to when you were around
But truth be told I don't know who's at the helm
But just sit tight
I'll make my way to you
I'll find a way to get to you
But just sit tight
And I'll find a way to get to you
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Matt is singing about heartbreak and loss of of a loved one and the loneliness of it. I also get the impression he is singing about his bipolar disorder and it keeping him away from being able too get close too anyone. But there's hope because he's not going too give up and keep trying to be his best too overcome his issues.
I'd agree, full of nostalgia of simpler mental times for him when he had less to worry about and less interfering with what he wanted his life to be. Acceptance that he's not able to do that all the time but that he will fight to do so til the end
I'd agree, full of nostalgia of simpler mental times for him when he had less to worry about and less interfering with what he wanted his life to be. Acceptance that he's not able to do that all the time but that he will fight to do so til the end