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Lights Out Lyrics
On the empty streets of this nowhere town
The melting shadows fade
And the dark is creeping up on me again
In between these sheets were I laid you down
I tried to find some rest
So I reach out for the switch but why pretend?
'Cause I can't turn the lights out now
I see your face
No, I can't turn the lights out now
My heart will break
'Cause everything I see will end up killing me
All over, all over again
So I can't turn the lights out
Turn the lights out
There's a clock that stopped ticking by the bed
The second you were gone
And it feels just like my heart stopped beating, too
Cause it's hard to keep those promises
I made when I was strong
And now I'm haunted by the ghost of you
And I can't turn the lights out now
I see your face
No, I can't turn the lights out now
My heart will break
'Cause everything I see will end up killing me
All over, all over again
So I can't turn the lights out
Turn the lights out
It's so hard holding on
It's so hard letting go
It's so hard holding on
Don't you know? don't you know?
I can't turn the lights out now
I'll see your face
I can't turn the lights out now
My heart will break
'Cause everything I see will end up killing me
All over, all over again
So I can't turn the lights out
Turn the lights out
So I can't turn the lights out
Turn the lights out
The melting shadows fade
And the dark is creeping up on me again
In between these sheets were I laid you down
I tried to find some rest
So I reach out for the switch but why pretend?
I see your face
No, I can't turn the lights out now
My heart will break
'Cause everything I see will end up killing me
All over, all over again
So I can't turn the lights out
Turn the lights out
The second you were gone
And it feels just like my heart stopped beating, too
I made when I was strong
And now I'm haunted by the ghost of you
I see your face
No, I can't turn the lights out now
My heart will break
'Cause everything I see will end up killing me
All over, all over again
So I can't turn the lights out
Turn the lights out
It's so hard letting go
It's so hard holding on
Don't you know? don't you know?
I'll see your face
I can't turn the lights out now
My heart will break
'Cause everything I see will end up killing me
All over, all over again
So I can't turn the lights out
Turn the lights out
Turn the lights out
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It's definitely not 'snowing town' it sounds clearly to me like 'nowhere town', or am I insane? :P
Actually, the lyrics are close but the following is correct
Actually, the lyrics are close but the following is correct
On the empty streets of this nowhere town The melting shadows fade And the dark is creeping up on me again In between these sheets were I laid you down I tried to find some rest So I reach out for the switch but why pretend.
On the empty streets of this nowhere town The melting shadows fade And the dark is creeping up on me again In between these sheets were I laid you down I tried to find some rest So I reach out for the switch but why pretend.
'Cause I can't turn the lights out now I see your face No, I can't turn the lights out now My heart will break 'Cause everything I see will end up killing me All over, all over again So I can't turn the lights out Turn the lights out...
'Cause I can't turn the lights out now I see your face No, I can't turn the lights out now My heart will break 'Cause everything I see will end up killing me All over, all over again So I can't turn the lights out Turn the lights out
There's a clock that stopped ticking by the bed The second you were gone And it feels just like my heart stopped beating, too
Cause it's hard to keep those promises I made when I was strong And now I'm haunted by the ghost of you
And I can't turn the lights out now I see your face No, I can't turn the lights out now My heart will break 'Cause everything I see will end up killing me All over, all over again So I can't turn the lights out Turn the lights out
It's so hard holding on It's so hard that you're gone It's so hard holding on Don't you know? don't you know?
I can't turn the lights out now I'll see your face I can't turn the lights out now My heart will break 'Cause everything I see will end up killing me All over, all over again So I can't turn the lights out Turn the lights out
So I can't turn the lights out Turn the lights out
I absolutely love this song, but every website I go to has the verse/bridge at the end as "It's hard that you're gone" :( I believe it is "It's so hard letting go"
I haven't actually looked to see what the song's actual meaning is, so I could be way off here. This is just my own interpretation.
It's obviously a wistful song about losing someone, but some of the lines, in my opinion, imply that someone very dear to them has died, and they want to join them "In between these sheets where I laid you down, I try to find some rest" but they just don't have the courage to follow through with it "I reach out for the switch but why pretend? I can't turn the lights out now." and further it seems to be about his guilt in not going with them. "Cause it's hard to keep those promises I made when I was strong, and now I'm haunted by the ghost of you", almost seeming to say he had promised he'd go after her, but he couldn't go through with it.
I'm not usually known for macabre interpretations, honest! I just couldn't help but see these undertones in the song.
I don't think you're way off. I had no idea what the song was about but your interpretation makes a lot of sense.
I don't think you're way off. I had no idea what the song was about but your interpretation makes a lot of sense.
As a man and writer who has gone through losing a woman dear to me a few months ago to cancer... this song definitely resonates with me... so much that I bought it this morning.
As a man and writer who has gone through losing a woman dear to me a few months ago to cancer... this song definitely resonates with me... so much that I bought it this morning.
The song is definitely about the loss of a woman, and the man is unable to forget or move on. His relationship with her was such that he sees her in everything he sees and feels.. he cannot rest, he cannot turn the lights out on his love for her... as much as he wants to. He loves her too much to...
The song is definitely about the loss of a woman, and the man is unable to forget or move on. His relationship with her was such that he sees her in everything he sees and feels.. he cannot rest, he cannot turn the lights out on his love for her... as much as he wants to. He loves her too much to push her memory aside.
Its about not being able to let go... to turn that light out on her memory. But her loss hurts him so much... over and over again.
I believe this song is about love. A woman who has left the man she once loved. He wishes every day she would come back, but shes gone for good. And he cant turn the lights out because he sees this woman every time he goes to bed. He wants to be with her but he cant be with her it seems. He finds it harder and harder to hold onto life because hes so in love with this girl who left him . I think thats what its about.