Lyrics
Half past twelve
Feeling the passage of time, it's midnight or later
And I'm watching the late show in my flat all alone
Watching television alone in my apartment
How I hate to spend the evening on my own
Expressing dislike for spending the evening alone
Autumn winds
Describing the season of autumn
Blowing outside the window as I look around the room
Observing the wind outside while looking around the room
And it makes me so depressed to see the phone
Feeling sadness upon seeing the unresponsive phone
There's not a soul out there
Emphasizing the isolation, no one around
No one to hear my prayer
Expressing a desire for someone to hear their prayer or plea
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Requesting companionship, specifically a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Seeking help to dispel inner shadows or loneliness
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Reiteration of the desire for a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Wishing to be led through darkness to the break of day
Movie stars
Referencing glamorous movie stars and their fortune
Find the end of the rainbow, with that fortune to win
Highlighting the contrast with the singer's less glamorous life
It's so different from the world I'm living in
Expressing weariness of television
Tired of T.V.
Opening a window, but finding nothing in the night
I open the window and I gaze into the night
Looking into the empty night with no one around
But there's nothing there to see, no one in sight
Reiterating the absence of any visible presence
There's not a soul out there
Emphasizing the loneliness, no one nearby
No one to hear my prayer
Repeating the desire for someone to hear their prayer
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Restating the request for a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Seeking assistance to dispel shadows and loneliness
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Reiterating the desire for a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Expressing a wish to be guided through darkness to dawn
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Repeating the plea for a man after midnight
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Further emphasis on the desire for companionship
There's not a soul out there
Stating the continued isolation, no one nearby
No one to hear my prayer
Reiterating the plea for someone to hear their prayer
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Restating the request for a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Seeking help to dispel inner shadows and loneliness
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Reiteration of the desire for a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Expressing a wish to be led through darkness to the break of day
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Repeating the plea for a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase these shadows away
Seeking assistance to dispel shadows and loneliness
Gimme gimme gimme a man after midnight
Restating the request for a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness to the break of the day
Expressing a desire to be taken through the darkness to the break of the day
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