Uh, uh, uh, uh
Uh, uh
Day and night (what, what)
I toss and turn, I keep stressing my mind, mind (what, what)
I look for peace but see I don't attain (what, what)
What I need for keeps, this silly game we play, play
Now look at this (what, what)
Madness, the magnet keeps attracting me, me (what, what)
I try to run, but see, I'm not that fast (what, what)
I think I'm first but surely finish last, last
'Cause day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone through the day and night (day and night)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone, some things will never change (never change)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Hold the phone (what, what)
The lonely stoner, Mr. Solo Dolo (what, what)
He's on the move, can't seem to shake the shade (what, what)
Within his dreams he see's the life he made, made
The pain is deep (what, what)
A silent sleeper you won't hear a peep, peep (what, what)
The girl he wants don't seem to want him too (what, what)
It seems the feelings that she had are through, through
'Cause day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone through the day and night (day and night)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone, some things will never change (yeah, never change)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind (yeah) at night
(At, at, yeah, at night)
Slow mo, (what, what)
When the tempo slows up and creates that new, new (what, what)
He seems alive though he is feeling blue (what, what)
The sun is shining, man, he's super cool, cool
The lonely nights (what, what)
They fade away he slips into his white Nikes (what, what)
He smokes a clip and then he's on the way (what, what)
To free his mind in search of
To free his mind in search of
To free his mind in search of
Day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone through the day and night (day and night)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone, some things will never change (never change)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night, night)
At, at, at night (night)
Na-na-na-na-na-na
Kid Cudi
Cleveland status, grind all day
Cleveland status, grind all night
Cleveland status, grind all day
Cleveland status, grind all night
Uh, uh
Day and night (what, what)
I toss and turn, I keep stressing my mind, mind (what, what)
I look for peace but see I don't attain (what, what)
What I need for keeps, this silly game we play, play
Now look at this (what, what)
Madness, the magnet keeps attracting me, me (what, what)
I try to run, but see, I'm not that fast (what, what)
I think I'm first but surely finish last, last
'Cause day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone through the day and night (day and night)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone, some things will never change (never change)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Hold the phone (what, what)
The lonely stoner, Mr. Solo Dolo (what, what)
He's on the move, can't seem to shake the shade (what, what)
Within his dreams he see's the life he made, made
The pain is deep (what, what)
A silent sleeper you won't hear a peep, peep (what, what)
The girl he wants don't seem to want him too (what, what)
It seems the feelings that she had are through, through
'Cause day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone through the day and night (day and night)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone, some things will never change (yeah, never change)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind (yeah) at night
(At, at, yeah, at night)
Slow mo, (what, what)
When the tempo slows up and creates that new, new (what, what)
He seems alive though he is feeling blue (what, what)
The sun is shining, man, he's super cool, cool
The lonely nights (what, what)
They fade away he slips into his white Nikes (what, what)
He smokes a clip and then he's on the way (what, what)
To free his mind in search of
To free his mind in search of
To free his mind in search of
Day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone through the day and night (day and night)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Day and night (day and night)
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night (night)
He's all alone, some things will never change (never change)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night, night)
At, at, at night (night)
Na-na-na-na-na-na
Kid Cudi
Cleveland status, grind all day
Cleveland status, grind all night
Cleveland status, grind all day
Cleveland status, grind all night
Lyrics submitted by askingtoomuch
Day 'n' Nite Lyrics as written by Oladipo O. Omishore Don Pepijn Schipper
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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For me, the song is about a reversal of situation, first finishing last, trying to escape an imagined future that haunts his life along with the past, and for all his will power he is unable to alter the situation (some things will never change)(within his dreams he see's the life he made) , so he goes out running or walking at night cos he just tosses and turns in bed, he slips on his white nikes and runs along walls and jumps between skyscrapers, and for a minute he forgets the past, the future, the lonely nights and connects with himself, but he blinks too soon and he's in his room playing a computer game his misery and self pity returns
I know theres the 'drug reference' in this song, but it seems to me that people get too het up about these sorts of things in songs, theres one word about a drug in a song and people can only see that, they focus in on it like its important, but its not. Whats the point in 'interpreting' a song as being about such activities? boring
I am actually pretty sure its white nikes, I've listened to it quite a few times now, white nights is rubbish imagery anyway, its meaningless
I wonder if kid cudi, is actually a loner or whether he is using the image and mystique of the loner as an artistic device, without actually being in contact with himself. I think he gets away with doing both. the sound of the song is ultimately sexy, although that doesnt come through just with the lyrics on the page, he IS using the loner image without contact with it, but I buy into his world and imagination of that life, and credit him with it, purely because it's attractive. Maybe the heart of his problem, is that he sees his life in one way (isolated and extremely individuated) but in reality, he does has friends and do 'mundane' stuff, but this artistic projection of himself rejects all that, he tries to free his mind from the earthly self, at night, sometimes he can detach from that (to free his mind in search of), he simaltaneously wanders his mental landscape along with some gritty, urban, concrete tower block, but the reason he is unable to let go, remains THE mystery to the listener, the reason to approach him, listen to his music, day and night
@ holla1928
Nice attempt, but I think that's seeing the song too black and white.
The song is called Day N' Nite.
What's he doing day and night? Smokin' weed and freeing his mind.
He may be doing something at the end, but it doesn't matter because he smokes a clip before so he was stoned for it.
and the mistakes are ridiculous
i still don't know how so many songs can have those kinds of mistakes if you just listen to it
that plus the self-promotion right in the middle kind of bothers me
- a true loner
Day and night (what, what)
I toss and turn, I keep stressing my mind, mind (what, what)
I look for peace but see I don't attain (what, what)
What I need for keeps this silly game we play, play
Now look at this (what, what)
Madness to magnet keeps attracting me, me (what, what)
I try to run but see I'm not that fast (what, what)
I think I'm first but surely finish last, last
This person feels so alone and cold through out both day and night, trapped in his own skin without a feeling or attachment to anyone or anything in the world (except for weed). I'd like to think that the lyrics actually read I keep stress in my mind which would alude to his tendency to suppress his emotions and ruminate about things that bother him. His lonliness combined with his drug use keeps him on the a thin line between sanity and psychosis (madness, magnet keeps attracting me), and anything that he does (learned helplessness and self handicapping) to escape it will fail (finish last).
[Chorus:]
Cuz day and night
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night
He's all alone through the day and night
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Day and night
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night
He's all alone, some things will never change (never change)
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Things will never change is a global negative attribution about the world, an inescapable truth for the singersongwriter that forward progress is not attainable. He is fixed, lost in a cycle that will never end, or at least not of his own accord.
[Kid Cudi:]
Hold the phone (what, what)
The lonely stoner, mr. solo doe low (what, what)
He's on the move can't seem to shake the shade (what, what)
Within his dreams he see's the life he made, made
The pain is deep (what, what)
A silent sleeper you won't hear a peep, peep (what, what)
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The girl he wants don't see no one into (what, what)
It seems the feelings that she had are through, through
Can't shake the shade...depression, sadness, anxiety, fear, isolation, the bubble that seperates him from the rest of the world never leaves him. Dreams? Hopes for what could be, artificial thoughts about what what is perhaps what other tell him he should be greatful for, or perhaps the notion that even his dreams are clouded from guilt about the crap his life is and his inability to escape it. He hurts (the pain is deep), but HE WILL NEVER SHOW ANYONE HOW MUCH IT HURTS! You could never guess how much he is suffering inside, maybe because he masks it by smoking all the time. The more he looks like he has positive emotions (laughing, giggling, being high), the less you knw how much he pains. He uses weed and isolation to avoid his pain, but he is really wallowing in it.
[Chorus:]
Cuz day and night
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night
He's all alone through the day and night
The lonely loner seems to free his mind at night (at, at, at night)
Day and night
The lonely stoner seems to free his mind at night
He's all alone, some things will never change (yeah) (never change)
The lonely loner seems to free his(yeah) mind at night (at, at, at night)
[Kid Cudi:]
Slow moe, (what, what)
When the temple slows up and creates that new, new (what, what)
He seems alive though he is feeling blue (what, what)
The sun is shining man he's super cool, cool
The lonely nights (what, what)
They fade away he slips into his white nights (what, what)
He smokes a clip and then he's on the way (what, what)
To free his mind in search of,
To free his mind in search of,
To free his mind in search of,
I think the song says the tempo slows, suggesting that a change of pace might create a new feeling, a new way of looking at things, a way out. But no, not even smoking weed (the slow down, the new beat) can completely cover the sadness he feels inside.
THIS IS WHERE THE BEAUTY OF THIS SONG SHINES THROUGH. DAY AND NIGHT IS METAPHOR FOR WHAT OTHERS SEE ON THE OUTSIDE V.S. WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON IN THE INSIDE. When the sun is shining (what others see on the outside) he looks like he's on top of the world, fresh, clean, money, keepin it gully. But at night (the private events that happen inhis mind) he is alone by himself. At the end of the day, he is alone without a sense of direction for where he is going. So, while you can interpret that slipping on white nikes to free his mind in search of... to be him out to cop a sack of herb, it may be that the song writer i actually saying that he doesn't havethe slightest clue where this cycle of smoking and isolation is actually taking him. Where is he going? What are his goals? Perhaps just not to feel the hurt he can't escape. So smoke one, stay up, first take care of head.
I love this song even more now!
"Day N' Nite. I toss and turn and keep stress in my mind. I look for peace but see i dont attain."
he cannot sleep because he has so much on his mind. He's stressing real hard. He tries alliviate his issues but he always end up unsuccessful. Typical characteristics from one who is suffering for depression.
"Madness to magnets keep attracting me. I try to run but see i'm not that fast. I think i'm first but surely finish last."
He's thinking about it so much that he feels like he going mad/crazy. He tries to fix his problem without Marijuana but his tries come to no avail. So he's left w/ "one other choice". Burning lol When a lot of stuff was going on in my life and I was in my lowest points. Marijuana made me (and a lot of other people) "feel comfortable in my own skin". to the point that I can't fall alseep because "I toss and turn and keep stress in my mind"
Hold the phone (what, what)
The lonely stoner, mr. solo doe low (what, what)
He's on the move can't seem to shake the shade (what, what)
Within his dreams he see's the life he made, made
The pain is deep (what, what)
A silent sleeper you won't hear a peep, peep (what, what)
The girl he wants don't see no one into (what, what)
It seems the feelings that she had are through, through
He doesn't want to chill w/ his boys. He just want to smoke alone - Mr. Solo Doe Low - someone who tends to smoke alone. All that he tries to do he still cant see any brighter days coming. He sleeps and imagines his ex (the reason why he is depressed).
He gets my up most respect. A lot of these rappers claim and they Real.... talking about Hoes, Power and Money but this is clearly one of the realist shyt I've ever heard.