Don't Be Yourself
Embrace the Night's Escape
Lyrics
Underneath the city there’s a place for us to go
Refers to a hidden place beneath the city where the speaker suggests going.
Hidden in the ruins of the night
Describes the concealed location within the remnants of the night.
Waiting for the secret code to light up on your phone
Suggests anticipation for a secret message to illuminate on the listener's phone.
The curfew’s on we must move on let’s go
Implies a need to move on due to a curfew, setting a sense of urgency.
You don’t have to be yourself
Encourages the listener not to be themselves.
You don’t have to be yourself tonight
Reiterates the message that the listener doesn't have to be themselves tonight.
And I don’t have to understand a thing
Expresses a lack of necessity for the speaker to comprehend everything.
Cause I don’t even know your name
Acknowledges the speaker's ignorance of the listener's name.
I don’t even know your name at all
Reaffirms the speaker's lack of knowledge about the listener's identity.
Pretend that we don’t realize this is the last goodbye
Suggests pretending not to recognize that the current moment is a final farewell.
Sneaking through the alleyways they’ve come to be redeemed
Describes individuals moving surreptitiously through alleys seeking redemption.
In a crowded basement underground
Depicts a gathering in a crowded underground space.
They’ve come here to escape pandemic isolation
Indicates a desire to escape pandemic-induced isolation.
To celebrate the new community that we have found
Celebrates the formation of a new community in the underground setting.
You don’t have to be yourself
Reiterates the idea that one doesn't have to be themselves.
I don’t even know your name
Reaffirms the speaker's lack of knowledge about the listener's name.
You don’t have to be yourself
Echoes the sentiment that the listener doesn't need to be themselves.
You don’t have to be yourself tonight
Reiterates the message that the listener doesn't have to be themselves tonight.
And I don’t have to understand a thing
Expresses a lack of necessity for the speaker to comprehend everything.
Cause I don’t even know your name
Acknowledges the speaker's ignorance of the listener's name.
I don’t even know your name at all
Reaffirms the speaker's lack of knowledge about the listener's identity.
Pretend that we don’t realize this is the last goodbye
Suggests pretending not to recognize that the current moment is a final farewell.
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