Jonny Midnite
Midnight Reflections: Unveiling Life's Melodies with Phoebe Troup
Lyrics
I met Jonny midnite
I encountered someone named Jonny Midnite
Melting in the half light
Jonny Midnite is dissolving or changing in the dim light
Said you don't need to feel alright
Jonny suggests that feeling okay is unnecessary
To catch up with an appetite
You don't have to be well to satisfy your desires
I don't always feel fine
I am not always in a good state of mind
Flinching in the half time
Reacting during the middle of events or life
I try too hard to make things mine
I exert excessive effort to possess things
I tangle up in fishing line
I become entangled in complications, like a fishing line
When Jonny's gone d'you think I will have learned my lesson?
Reflecting on whether I will learn from Jonny's absence
I don't want your answer I would rather keep guessing
Prefer to keep wondering, not seeking a direct answer
Quit telling people to count their blessings
Discouraging advice to count blessings; skeptical perspective
I've yet to walk in on the emperor dressing
Yet to witness the truth about influential figures
I asked Jon a question
Posing a question to Jon about something unresolved
He can't seem to put to bed
Jon seems unable to resolve or conclude the matter
I cannot take a lover
Choosing a partner who understands my thoughts
Who cannot take what's in my head
A lover should be able to comprehend my inner world
How come all the neighbours take their cup of sugar
Questioning why neighbors contribute sugar to a polluted river
Down to where they dump it in the local river
Residents unaware of the impact on water quality
Don't they know they're making that water sweeter
Critiquing the neighbors for unintentionally sweetening polluted water
So it can flow to a richer man's pasture?
The polluted water benefits a wealthier person's land
Then I was a pearl bead
Describing a past self as a precious object
Sliding on to daystrings
Transitioning through time, symbolized by daystrings
But I don't need to learn to sing
No need to learn to sing; making noise without formal training
To make the noise of everything
Creating meaningful sounds without specific skills
When Jonny's gone d'you think I will have learned my lesson?
Reflecting on learning from Jonny's departure
I don't want an answer I would rather keep guessing
Prefer not to receive a direct answer, valuing uncertainty
Quit telling peope to count their blessings
Against advising others to count their blessings blindly
I have yet to walk in on the emperor dressing
Not yet exposed to the reality behind influential figures
Jonny, take and plant this
Instructing Jonny to plant something under their last kiss
Underneath our last kiss
Suggesting a symbolic action to be carried out in the final moments
Cos someone taught you to notice
Juxtaposing Jonny's ability to notice with someone else's teaching
The way I look in my dress
Acknowledging the perception of appearance, especially in clothing
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