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Night Noises Lyrics
Night noises are my noises
and soiled doves are my birds.
Lost mornings to start my days
and questions rule my words.
Shame is in the trunk
it must be somewhere out of sight
and I drink without economy
when I go out into the night.
There was a man I looked to
last I heard he sailed away.
Made home down in south Florida,
but I don't think he's there today.
The only one i've known
to give me comfort all and fear
all at once, while keeping
tools of inspiration near
He taught me to make big thoughts small
and stay ruled by human hunger
Weakness we should celebrate
and not let others drag you under
Nobility ain't much to ask
to find coming ever clearer
if a man can keep to task
when looking in the mirror
and soiled doves are my birds.
Lost mornings to start my days
and questions rule my words.
it must be somewhere out of sight
and I drink without economy
when I go out into the night.
last I heard he sailed away.
Made home down in south Florida,
but I don't think he's there today.
to give me comfort all and fear
all at once, while keeping
tools of inspiration near
and stay ruled by human hunger
Weakness we should celebrate
and not let others drag you under
to find coming ever clearer
if a man can keep to task
when looking in the mirror
Song Info
Submitted by
amooncame On Oct 13, 2011
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In his KEXP live recording of the song Bonnie 'Prince' Billy said "Night noises always reminds me of- I feel like I go back to Maurice Sendak's book 'In the Night Kitchen' all of the time."
The track reminds me of the dualism between night and day, things which might not occur often during the day are commonplace at night. The day provides warmth, security, and predictability, while the night brings a world of shadows, and questions- perhaps it is this uncertainty which makes some people feel more alive at night. Perhaps it's also the unstructured nature of the night that makes people this way, as daytime could be seen as the human hours and nighttime is a world of shadows- a boundary between the living and the dead.