Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
We only come out at night
We only come out at night
The days are much too bright
We only come out at night
And once again
You'll pretend to know me well
My friends
And once again
I'll pretend to know the way
Through the empty space
Through the secret places of the heart
We only come out at night
We only come out at night
The days are much too bright
We only come out at night
I walk alone
I walk alone to find the way home
I'm on my own
I'm on my own to see the ways
That I can't help the days
You will make it home okay
I know you can
And you can
We only come out at night
We only come out at night
The days are much too bright
We only come out at night
And once again now
You'll pretend to know that
That there's an end
That there's an end to this begin
It will help you sleep at night
It will make it seem that right is always right
Alright?
We only come out at night
We only come out at night
The days are much too bright
We only come out at night
We only come out at night
The days are much too bright
We only come out at night
And once again
You'll pretend to know me well
My friends
And once again
I'll pretend to know the way
Through the empty space
Through the secret places of the heart
We only come out at night
We only come out at night
The days are much too bright
We only come out at night
I walk alone
I walk alone to find the way home
I'm on my own
I'm on my own to see the ways
That I can't help the days
You will make it home okay
I know you can
And you can
We only come out at night
We only come out at night
The days are much too bright
We only come out at night
And once again now
You'll pretend to know that
That there's an end
That there's an end to this begin
It will help you sleep at night
It will make it seem that right is always right
Alright?
We only come out at night
We only come out at night
The days are much too bright
We only come out at night
Lyrics submitted by Ice, edited by BIRDDUDE830
We Only Come Out At Night Lyrics as written by William Patrick Corgan
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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