Self Control

Expressing a connection between the speaker and the night, implying a sense of belonging or comfort.

Describing a cityscape with lights, possibly representing a vibrant or lively environment.

Highlighting the insignificance of daytime activities compared to the significance of the night.

Suggesting that the night enhances or compliments the speaker's experiences.

Conveying a lack of restraint during the night, implying freedom or abandon.

Indicating a disturbance or change during the night, possibly reflecting emotional turmoil.

Depicting someone walking in white, symbolizing purity or innocence, amidst a metaphorical journey.

Describing a profound connection between the speaker and the essence of their being.

Expressing vulnerability and surrendering control to someone or something.

Emphasizing a focus on living for the night, suggesting a preference for nocturnal experiences.

Implying that the night holds a narrative that unfolds before the morning light.

Reiterating the theme of relinquishing control to external influences.

Reflecting on the passage of time and the routine of nights turning into days.

Acknowledging a lack of introspection or questioning about the night's impact on the speaker's life.

Recognizing the role of external influences in helping the speaker escape from societal expectations.

Reiterating the surrender of control and self to the allure of the night.

Describing a sense of coexistence with the nocturnal world.

Admitting a lack of willpower to resist the pull of the night and its mysteries.

Expressing a belief in the impossibility of a better future, choosing to accept the present.

Conveying a sense of stagnation or lack of change in the speaker's life.

Describing a metaphorical safe space within dreams during the night.

Acknowledging that appearances can be deceiving, suggesting a deeper layer to the night.

Expressing a need for belief in something, even if it's not entirely rational, to maintain a sense of security.

Expressing a desire for the night to persist and not give way to the day.

Repetition of sounds, possibly representing a rhythmic or hypnotic aspect of the night.

Oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh

Reiteration of the theme of the night as the speaker's world, emphasizing its significance.

City light painted girl

In the day nothing matters

It's the night time that flatters

Similar to lines 20-23, expressing a belief in the enduring nature of the night.

I haven't got the will to try and fight

Against a new tomorrow so I guess I'll just believe it

That tomorrow never knows

Reiterating the dreamlike quality of the night and the importance of belief in its perpetuity.

I know the night is not as it would seem

I must believe in something so I'll make myself believe it

That this night will never go

Repetition for emphasis on the impact of losing self-control to the night.

Final repetition emphasizing the surrender of self-control to external forces during the night.

You take my self you take my self control

You take my self you take my self control