Actually w33zy, I don't think this is about the Devil.
From listening to all of Kavinskys works and taking note reoccurring themes I've come to believe that each of his songs are telling a single story. With each E.P. being a different chapter in this story. In "Teddy Boy" the the main character [the guy on the cover art] has a car crash, dies in the hospital and comes back as a ghostly phantom driver. In "1986" he is haunting the highways and reminiscing on what happened to him in the moments leading up to and immediately after the crash. And in "Nightcall" it seems as though he's trying to get in touch with his old girlfriend or maybe just a girl he loved in life but never had the courage to tell her. He wants her to ride with him so she can experience all the things he's experienced since he died. And he's telling her not to be afraid.
"I'm giving you a night call to tell you how I feel
I want to drive you through the night, down the hills
I'm gonna tell you something you don't want to hear
I'm gonna show you where it's dark, but have no fear"
This girl can tell something strange is happening because of the way he sounds, the news reports covering the crash and the sightings of the mysterious "ghost car".
Hence the lyrics:
"There's something inside you
It's hard to explain
They're talking about you boy
But you're still the same"
Basically she's seen the news converge of the crash and the police footage of the "ghost car" that is haunting the highways. She knows he's supposed to be dead but here he is on the phone with her. She can tell he's changed by the way he's talking. He sounds ghostly,depressed,electrified even. But despite how inhuman he sounds she can't help but feel like he's still the same person he was before he died. So she just might ride with him.
Thats an amazing interpretation and I agree. It just rings true. Listening to the song the first time, I even thought the male sounded other-worldly and filtered, as if on the other side.
Thats an amazing interpretation and I agree. It just rings true. Listening to the song the first time, I even thought the male sounded other-worldly and filtered, as if on the other side.
The "dark" should be "dumped". If you listen to the London Grammar cover they say "dumped" and if you listen closely to the Kavinsky original version, he says "dumped" as well.
The "dark" should be "dumped". If you listen to the London Grammar cover they say "dumped" and if you listen closely to the Kavinsky original version, he says "dumped" as well.
@MKUltraman Great interpretation but i'd like to give it an extra touch although i haven't heard the rest of kavinsky's work.I think this could be a great allegory about depression and opening up to someone.
@MKUltraman Great interpretation but i'd like to give it an extra touch although i haven't heard the rest of kavinsky's work.I think this could be a great allegory about depression and opening up to someone.
I have to say, by reading other peoples views, your views and by thoughts, I have to totally agree with you. Because he is not in our world, explains why his voice is so different.
Im with you 100%. ????????. Your interpretation is spot on.
I have to say, by reading other peoples views, your views and by thoughts, I have to totally agree with you. Because he is not in our world, explains why his voice is so different.
Im with you 100%. ????????. Your interpretation is spot on.
Actually w33zy, I don't think this is about the Devil.
From listening to all of Kavinskys works and taking note reoccurring themes I've come to believe that each of his songs are telling a single story. With each E.P. being a different chapter in this story. In "Teddy Boy" the the main character [the guy on the cover art] has a car crash, dies in the hospital and comes back as a ghostly phantom driver. In "1986" he is haunting the highways and reminiscing on what happened to him in the moments leading up to and immediately after the crash. And in "Nightcall" it seems as though he's trying to get in touch with his old girlfriend or maybe just a girl he loved in life but never had the courage to tell her. He wants her to ride with him so she can experience all the things he's experienced since he died. And he's telling her not to be afraid.
"I'm giving you a night call to tell you how I feel I want to drive you through the night, down the hills I'm gonna tell you something you don't want to hear I'm gonna show you where it's dark, but have no fear"
This girl can tell something strange is happening because of the way he sounds, the news reports covering the crash and the sightings of the mysterious "ghost car".
Hence the lyrics:
"There's something inside you It's hard to explain They're talking about you boy But you're still the same"
Basically she's seen the news converge of the crash and the police footage of the "ghost car" that is haunting the highways. She knows he's supposed to be dead but here he is on the phone with her. She can tell he's changed by the way he's talking. He sounds ghostly,depressed,electrified even. But despite how inhuman he sounds she can't help but feel like he's still the same person he was before he died. So she just might ride with him.
That's just the way I see it.
Thats an amazing interpretation and I agree. It just rings true. Listening to the song the first time, I even thought the male sounded other-worldly and filtered, as if on the other side.
Thats an amazing interpretation and I agree. It just rings true. Listening to the song the first time, I even thought the male sounded other-worldly and filtered, as if on the other side.
nice work, man!
nice work, man!
Damn. Very nice work, Ultraman. I like this interpretation a lot.
Damn. Very nice work, Ultraman. I like this interpretation a lot.
Nice take, but couldn't it be summed up as a restless spirit trying to communicate with a loved one?
Nice take, but couldn't it be summed up as a restless spirit trying to communicate with a loved one?
The "dark" should be "dumped". If you listen to the London Grammar cover they say "dumped" and if you listen closely to the Kavinsky original version, he says "dumped" as well.
The "dark" should be "dumped". If you listen to the London Grammar cover they say "dumped" and if you listen closely to the Kavinsky original version, he says "dumped" as well.
@MKUltraman Great interpretation but i'd like to give it an extra touch although i haven't heard the rest of kavinsky's work.I think this could be a great allegory about depression and opening up to someone.
@MKUltraman Great interpretation but i'd like to give it an extra touch although i haven't heard the rest of kavinsky's work.I think this could be a great allegory about depression and opening up to someone.
I have to say, by reading other peoples views, your views and by thoughts, I have to totally agree with you. Because he is not in our world, explains why his voice is so different. Im with you 100%. ????????. Your interpretation is spot on.
I have to say, by reading other peoples views, your views and by thoughts, I have to totally agree with you. Because he is not in our world, explains why his voice is so different. Im with you 100%. ????????. Your interpretation is spot on.