Hold Back The Night

this song's mountain peak is: "Do you want to be

My dying day My darkest hour My overdose Cuz that's what you'll be Just hold back the night "

nice view.

Yeah, she wants a nices, lighter life, instead of all these heavy, black feelings and intentions. But she can't reach that alone, she needs someone else to hold all this black things from her, so that she will be able just take the light, sunny things and enjoy it. And not have to worry about her 'night' because the other person is holding the night from her. And the other person, that can't be just anyone. Someone who really loves her, who is willing and able to hold her very dark night.

'Do you want to be these things, do you want to do that for me? But in fact, that doesn't really matter, 'cause if you want to be with me, if you want to love me, you don't have a choice, you WILL be my black night which I 'll put on you so I can be relieved for once and also enjoying nice and simple, positive things.

The last verse I actually don't understand very well.

I read it like she was saying she would die without the one she loves, that their break up would be the end of her.

Or that troubles in their relationship were killing her.

Sorry if this brings something trite or inappropriate into it, but when I hear this I can't help thinking of the events of 11 September 2001. The lyrics express it in such a powerful way that it can't be ignored. "What we were then/Now we are not" Though I doubt that Sinead herself would approve of this interpretation :P