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Help Me Thru The Night Lyrics
Somewhere along the way
I found the meaning
Woke up dreaming
Along the way
Never quite seems the same
When you awaken
And making up for the time
Is such a price to pay
Then they take your dream away
And it just ain't fair
So help me thru the night, mama
Help me ease the pain
And tell me it's alright
Help me thru the night
Once again
That's the danger in pretending
Trying to defend yourself
From someone else's war
Don't know what they're fighting for
And they just don't care
So help me to see the light, mama
Open my eyes again
And tell me it's alright
Help me thru the night
Once again
Ooh, defend me…
I found the meaning
Woke up dreaming
Along the way
Never quite seems the same
When you awaken
And making up for the time
Is such a price to pay
Then they take your dream away
And it just ain't fair
So help me thru the night, mama
Help me ease the pain
And tell me it's alright
Help me thru the night
Once again
That's the danger in pretending
Trying to defend yourself
From someone else's war
Don't know what they're fighting for
And they just don't care
So help me to see the light, mama
Open my eyes again
And tell me it's alright
Help me thru the night
Once again
Ooh, defend me…
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I've wondered if this wasn't also written for or influenced by the death of his daughter, Emma, who was killed in a car accident--"Song for Emma" can also be found on the same album.
At first, bad news, like the death of a child, doesn't even seem real, and you can't get a hold of it. But then it does, and you feel so helpless ("it just ain't fair"); you want nothing more than someone to "tell me it's alright" and "help me through the night".
That's my take on it, at least.
@ProfessorKnowItAll helped a bit, thank you but need more. like try to defence myself from someone else's war, doesn't fit in
@ProfessorKnowItAll helped a bit, thank you but need more. like try to defence myself from someone else's war, doesn't fit in
@ProfessorKnowItAll helped a bit, thank you but need more. like try to defence myself from someone else's war, doesn't fit in
@ProfessorKnowItAll helped a bit, thank you but need more. like try to defence myself from someone else's war, doesn't fit in
@rainbowviewer I think that has to do with trying to force yourself to feel normal and how it just makes the tragedy worse: "That's the danger in pretending"--you try to pretend you're fine, you're happy, everything's okay, but it's exhausting. "Trying to defend yourself from someone else's war"--you try to put on that happy face so people don't bother you, but instead they think you're available to fix their problems. "Don't know what they're fighting for"--The deeper they try to pull you in, the more you try to pull away. You want to be there for them, but on the inside you have...
@rainbowviewer I think that has to do with trying to force yourself to feel normal and how it just makes the tragedy worse: "That's the danger in pretending"--you try to pretend you're fine, you're happy, everything's okay, but it's exhausting. "Trying to defend yourself from someone else's war"--you try to put on that happy face so people don't bother you, but instead they think you're available to fix their problems. "Don't know what they're fighting for"--The deeper they try to pull you in, the more you try to pull away. You want to be there for them, but on the inside you have your own problems and you don't want to have to deal with theirs too. "And they just don't care"--both of you are so absorbed in your problems that neither of you have the emotional capacity to care about the other person.