Night So Long Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dingaka 

Cover art for Night So Long lyrics by Haim

This song is comforting to me but to some I know it is very scary. Some do not want to evoke any feelings of regret or sadness.

To me, I feel safe right now. I have my dog next to me who I love dearly. I lost a pet and others I loved. I broke up with some women who I loved deeply, but who did not love me back. I have let go again and again. I am passionate by nature. I use to be attached easily. Fearing abandonment. I've worked on that and recovered greatly. Some reason I listen to this song tonight again and again. Why? Maybe the memories are never gone

"until your memory is gone"

Because of my addicted nature, I can hear something sad, lonely, fearful again and again without reacting.

Is this song a bump? Is this song like a fix? Like a drug?

Truth is I don't know the meaning of the song because it seems pretty obvious, but Haim is beautifully and simply complex. As a woman, I can appreciate their emotional complexities. Anyway even though it is obviously a sad song, I think it is comforting, honest, and terribly good.

My Interpretation