Some Nights (Intro) Lyrics
i can relate so well to this whole song... it's about all the things that keep you up at night.
"some nights i hold on to every note i ever wrote" - some nights he knows exactly what he believes in
"some nights i say fuck it all..." - those nights where his brain won't stop going over all the terrible things in the world, worrying about catastrophes that could happen and who he's turning into
"i live in horror of people on the radio, tea parties and twitter" - i interpreted this line to be about conservative/right wing/republican politics, which i'm certainly pretty bitter about
awesome start to an awesome album.
Tisk Tisk" "i'm certainly pretty bitter about." You need to be bitter about the bailouts to nowhere; the pledge to stop ruling if the economy wasn't healed; the even higher taxes; the gas prices he blamed on his predecessor; and the dirty connections prior to the press electing him as our president. (There. You did it. You got me started. Geesh). Frankie says to RELAX and just enjoy the music.
Tisk Tisk" "i'm certainly pretty bitter about." You need to be bitter about the bailouts to nowhere; the pledge to stop ruling if the economy wasn't healed; the even higher taxes; the gas prices he blamed on his predecessor; and the dirty connections prior to the press electing him as our president. (There. You did it. You got me started. Geesh). Frankie says to RELAX and just enjoy the music.
This is not Some Nights (Intro), this is just Some Nights. They are two different songs.
I could think of no better way to start this album. At the first sound of this I fell in love. It rolls perfectly into Some Nights.
I think this relates to Nate bouncing back and forth from loving to perform to wanting it to be over (first two lines)
I think the part "some nights I live in horror of people on the radio, tea parties and twitter, I've never been so bitter" refers to the criticism and negativity that comes through social media and politics and feeling like there is no way to avoid it.
Anyhow, I could be wrong. But regardless, this song is BRILLIANT.
this isn't some nights intro, this is just some nights.
There are some nights I hold to every note I ever wrote Some nights, I say, "Fuck it all!" Stare at the calendar Waiting for catastrophes, imagining they'd scare me Into changing whatever it is I am changing into...
And you have every right to be scared.
'Cause there are some nights I hold you close, pushing you to hold me Or begging you to lock me up, never let me see the world Some nights, I live in horror of people on the radio Tea parties and Twitter, I've never been so bitter
And you, why you wanna stay? Oh my God! Have you listened to me lately? Lately, I've been going crazy...
And you, why you wanna stay? Oh my God! Have you listened to me lately? Lately, I've been fucking crazy...
There are some nights I wait for someone to save us But I never look inward, try not to look upward And some nights I pray a sign is gonna come to me But usually, I'm just trying to get some sleep...
Some nights!
OK NOW THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT SONG.....
I think it's pretty basic, these are things that keep Nate up all night, he thinks about the kind of person he is, wonders if he's crazy, and wonders why his significant other stays with him at all. when he refers to "the people on the radio"i think he's just pointing out what society has come to, he doesn't want to listen to the radio anymore because he is tired of hearing all these terrible things, and more upset no one is doing anything, just being self absorbed and tweeting, etc
im sorry if this wasn't the greatest...i mean, my interpretation is pretty loose, but i also think it's basic, i mean, the song is pretty easy to understand, it's mostly nate's night thoughts, and him thinking he's going crazy.