Lyric discussion by Unl8nswallow 

Cover art for Save the Population lyrics by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Look at the verses... Anthony's singing about drinking, prostitution, people awaiting trial...

The whole night thing is a metaphor. Yea, the sex thing fits nicely, and damn if that isn't a nice way of putting it, but I think he's saying something more along the lines of "its always darkest just before dawn." Society and whatnot is pretty fucked up, but we shouldn't give up on it, because if we just hang around a little bit longer, we can fix things.