Night
Midnight Musings: Embracing Life's Beauty in Lewis Leverett's 'Night'
Lyrics
Twelve at night I should be tucked in tight
Feeling the need to be in bed at midnight
But I'm sitting on my bedroom floor
Choosing to sit on the bedroom floor instead
The house's only light it beams bright white
The only source of light in the house is bright white
Tells my mind to think a little more
Suggesting that the light prompts deeper thinking
The hum of the bulbs say "twelve's still early
The hum of the bulbs indicating it's still early
One's the time to switch us off"
Advising to switch off at 1:00 AM
And the peaceful silence found only now
Finding peaceful silence only at this moment
Says "don't close your eyes until they're sore"
Encouraging not to close eyes until tired
The fridge clicks loudly breaks the quiet
The loud click of the fridge disrupts the quiet
But it's peaceful down here still
Despite the noise, the atmosphere remains peaceful
The room's much larger sitting down
Sitting down makes the room feel larger
Towered over by a window sill
The window sill dominates the room
Has it always been this pretty the mundane and the shitty?
Questioning the beauty of the ordinary and challenging moments
Or am I only grateful half-asleep?
Expressing gratitude, possibly realizing it in a semi-conscious state
I'll be tired tomorrow I know this already
Aware of being tired the next day but accepting it
But tomorrow's just time to kill
Viewing the next day as merely time to pass
And I feel good
Feeling good despite the impending tiredness
I don't quite know about before
Uncertain about the past
I can't quite seem to recall
Struggling to remember earlier experiences
But I am happy now and if I'm happy now
Being happy in the present moment
Then does it matter at all?
Questioning the significance of the past if content now
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