Night Forever
Embracing Shadows: Perry Maysun's Ode to Eternal Night
Lyrics
Days inferior to night
Expressing a preference for night over day.
Running from myself, he got a pipe
Escaping from oneself, possibly using a substance ("pipe") for distraction.
Heart beat kick drum like
Comparing the heartbeat to a kick drum, suggesting intensity or anxiety.
Street lights make a b-line for the dark
Street lights guiding towards darkness, metaphorically embracing the night.
With his shoes untied, and he tongue tied, gonna' run 'till he lose heart
Describing someone running with untied shoes, tongue-tied, symbolizing a reckless escape.
Through the concrete with his big feet
Moving through challenges ("concrete") with resilience ("big feet").
Henny, no water, mind deceased
Consuming alcohol ("Henny") without dilution ("no water"), affecting the mind negatively.
It's your fault couldn't be me, it's your fault couldn't be me
Expressing blame or regret, distancing oneself from a situation.
The dark is all we have
Highlighting the dominance of darkness in life.
The absence of light is when the best moments of my life took place
Finding meaningful moments in the absence of light.
Darkest for the dawn ok
Emphasizing that the darkest times precede a positive change (dawn).
Life in a headlight freeway
Metaphorically describing life as a fast-paced, headlight-filled freeway.
In love with the night, killed by day
Expressing a preference for the night and discomfort during the day.
If I could make it night forever, I'd turn off the sun
Desiring eternal night by metaphorically turning off the sun.
If I could make it night forever, I'd turn off the sun
-The day is only as good as the other half
Day's quality depends on the night, acknowledging the contrast.
The night
-It's brighter when it's dark out but it wouldn't last
Recognizing the temporary nature of brightness in darkness.
No it wouldn't last
-Let's make it night forever, forever I'll be lost in my endeavors
Expressing a desire for perpetual night despite potential unhappy outcomes.
Forever I hate that the story I'm telling is not gonna end happily ever after
-Is happy what I really want?
Questioning the true pursuit of happiness and the search for it.
Is happy really what I search for?
-I'm always lost in the smoke, is that really what I'm blunt for?
Being lost in distractions (smoke) and questioning the purpose ("blunt").
Here's a gun, go ahead and set it off
Suggesting self-reflection and confrontation, perhaps with negative thoughts.
Go ahead and look yourself in the mirror start saying whatever you want
-Gun drawn, it's looking up
Introducing a sense of despair and feeling trapped.
I'm gone, I'm feeling more stuck
-Make it night time come turn my sun off
Wishing for night to escape ("turn my sun off").
If I could make it night forever, I'd turn off the sun
Reiterating the desire for perpetual night.
If I could make it night forever, I'd turn off the sun
-The day is only as good as the other half
Highlighting the dependency of a good day on the preceding night.
The night
-It's brighter when it's dark out but it wouldn't last
Acknowledging the temporary nature of brightness in darkness.
No it wouldn't last
-If I could make it night forever, I'd turn off the sun
Repeating the desire to turn off the sun for eternal night.
If I could make it night forever, I'd turn off the sun
-The day is only as good as the other half
Stressing the impact of the night on the quality of the day.
The night
-It's brighter when it's dark out but it wouldn't last
Acknowledging the temporary nature of brightness in darkness.
No it wouldn't last
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