Long Nights Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MarvinTPA 

Cover art for Long Nights lyrics by Eddie Vedder

[Lyrics] Have no fear For when I'm alone I'll be better off than I was before I've got this light I'll be around to grow Who I was before I cannot recall

[Interpretation] Daytime. Surrounded by people, yet alone. Putting up a brave face. "Wearing the mask" (like Paul Laurence Dunbar). Reassuring myself.

[Lyrics] Long nights allow me to feel... I'm falling...I am falling The lights go out

[Interpretation] Night-time. Literally alone. Solitude allows me to shed the pretence of braveness, allows me to be vulnerable. Feel helpless - falling in the abyss.

[Lyrics] Let me feel I'm falling I am falling safely to the ground Ah...

[Interpretation] An act of utter desperation - a prayer. "Please extend a helping hand"

[Lyrics] I'll take this soul that's inside me now Like a brand new friend

[Interpretation] My unconquerable spirit is my best friend henceforth.

[Lyrics] I'll forever know I've got this light And the will to show I will always be better than before

[Interpretation] I have my unbreakable spirit. Each tomorrow I will strive to be better than what I am today.

My Interpretation