Midnight in Missoula
Midnight Reverie: Love Across Miles in Missoula's Silence
Lyrics
Are you sleeping now? It's midnight in Missoula.
Asking if the listener is currently asleep; establishing the setting as midnight in Missoula.
Where the Black Hills know your name.
Referring to the geographical location where the listener is, suggesting familiarity.
Is the snow piled high around your window frame?
Inquiring about the weather conditions, specifically if there's a high pile of snow around the listener's window.
Is there enough frost left to write our names upon the pane?
Asking if there's enough frost to write names on the window pane, implying a desire for a connection or communication.
Are you sleeping now?
Reiteration of the question about the listener's state of sleep at midnight in Missoula.
It's midnight in Missoula.
Repeating the setting and the inquiry about the listener's sleep.
Are you sleeping now?
Continuing to ask if the listener is currently sleeping in Missoula.
It's midnight in Missoula.
Restating the midnight setting and the inquiry about the listener's sleep.
I am down in Rio where I cannot find the sky.
Describing the singer's location as Rio and expressing a sense of detachment from the familiar environment.
Our savior on that mountaintop has taught my soul to fly.
Mentioning a transformative experience on a mountaintop and the newfound ability to soar spiritually.
I am singing Gershwin and children's lullabies.
Indicating the singer's activities, singing Gershwin and lullabies, possibly reminiscing about shared experiences.
And wondering of you, and if you're sleeping in Missoula tonight.
Expressing thoughts about the listener and questioning if they are sleeping in Missoula at the moment.
Ohh, Ohh.
Repeating an expressive sound, perhaps conveying emotion or yearning.
I'd love to climb your hilltop and look out upon Missoula lights.
Expressing a desire to be with the listener, using imagery of climbing a hilltop and enjoying Missoula lights together.
Sing Samuel Barber melodies with your viola sweet and high.
Suggesting a wish to share musical moments, mentioning Samuel Barber melodies and a sweet, high viola.
But I am off to Liverpool on an early evening flight.
Announcing a departure to Liverpool on a flight, indicating physical distance and separation.
And wondering of you and if you're sleeping in Missoula tonight.
Continuing to think about the listener and questioning if they are sleeping in Missoula that night.
Oh, oh.
Repeating an expressive sound, possibly emphasizing the emotional tone of the lyrics.
Are you sleeping now? It's midnight in Missoula.
Repeating the initial lines, reinforcing the midnight setting and the listener's location.
Where the Black Hills know your name.
Reiterating the reference to the Black Hills and the listener's name, reinforcing the sense of connection.
Is the snow piled high around your window frame?
Posing the same questions about the snow and frost, maintaining the theme of connection and shared experiences.
Is there enough frost left to write our names upon the pane?
Repeating the desire to write names on the frosty window pane, symbolizing a desire for connection and communication.
Are you sleeping now?
Repeating the question about the listener's sleep at midnight in Missoula.
It's midnight in Missoula.
Reiterating the midnight setting and inquiring about the listener's current state of sleep.
Are you sleeping now?
Continuing to ask if the listener is sleeping at the present moment in Missoula.
It's midnight in Missoula.
Restating the midnight setting and the inquiry about the listener's sleep.
Oh, oh.
Repeating an expressive sound, possibly indicating a contemplative or emotional mood.
Oh, oh.
Repeating an expressive sound, reinforcing the emotional tone and intensity of the lyrics.
Are you sleeping now?
Reiterating the question about the listener's sleep and expressing affection by asking if they know how much they are loved.
Do you know how much I love ya?
Persisting in the expression of love and asking again if the listener is currently sleeping.
Are you sleeping now?
Repeating the inquiry about the listener's sleep at midnight in Missoula.
It's midnight in Missoula
Reiterating the midnight setting in Missoula, concluding the song with a final expression of the singer's thoughts and feelings.
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