In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Last night
When I was sleeping in the night
When I was sleeping well I died
When I was sleeping in the night
Last night
And then I went to heaven
When I died, when I was sleeping
Went to heaven
Didn't like it in the night last night
And so I went to hell, I went to hell
I didn't like it when I died
When I was sleeping in the night
Last night
And then I was reborn
It was the night I died for sure
And then all I saw
Was the morning of the night
Last night
And there's no fight
The day has come
My chance was gone
I don't know these places
That you go when you are sleeping
Oh I know it might be foolish
But I hope that
You're dreaming of me
Then I went all the way to heaven
And I saw the pretty angels
Well I simply turned
And left them in
The night last night
Went right down into hell
And saw them wicked girls as well
But no I didn't feel their spell
In the night last night
Well there's nothing to be taken
And there's nothing to be given
I don't care about the living
I can't lie, I can't lie
And then I was reborn
It was the night I died for sure
And now all I saw was
The morning
Of the night last night
And there's no fight
The day has come
My chance was gone
I don't know these places
That you go when you are sleeping
Oh I know it might be foolish but I
Hope that you're dreaming of me
(repeat)
Last night
When I was sleeping in the night
When I was sleeping well I died
When I was sleeping in the night,
Last night
And then I went to heaven
When I died
When I was sleeping
Went to heaven
Didn't like it in the night
Last night
And so I went to hell, I went to hell
I didn't like it when I died
When I was sleeping in the night
Last night
And then I was reborn
It was the night I died for sure
And then all I saw
Was the morning of the night
Last night
When I was sleeping in the night
When I was sleeping well I died
When I was sleeping in the night
Last night
And then I went to heaven
When I died, when I was sleeping
Went to heaven
Didn't like it in the night last night
And so I went to hell, I went to hell
I didn't like it when I died
When I was sleeping in the night
Last night
And then I was reborn
It was the night I died for sure
And then all I saw
Was the morning of the night
Last night
And there's no fight
The day has come
My chance was gone
I don't know these places
That you go when you are sleeping
Oh I know it might be foolish
But I hope that
You're dreaming of me
Then I went all the way to heaven
And I saw the pretty angels
Well I simply turned
And left them in
The night last night
Went right down into hell
And saw them wicked girls as well
But no I didn't feel their spell
In the night last night
Well there's nothing to be taken
And there's nothing to be given
I don't care about the living
I can't lie, I can't lie
And then I was reborn
It was the night I died for sure
And now all I saw was
The morning
Of the night last night
And there's no fight
The day has come
My chance was gone
I don't know these places
That you go when you are sleeping
Oh I know it might be foolish but I
Hope that you're dreaming of me
(repeat)
Last night
When I was sleeping in the night
When I was sleeping well I died
When I was sleeping in the night,
Last night
And then I went to heaven
When I died
When I was sleeping
Went to heaven
Didn't like it in the night
Last night
And so I went to hell, I went to hell
I didn't like it when I died
When I was sleeping in the night
Last night
And then I was reborn
It was the night I died for sure
And then all I saw
Was the morning of the night
Last night
Lyrics submitted by bing_redboy
The Night Last Night Lyrics as written by Charles John Waller Alexander Greenwald
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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