Last Nite
Emotional Turmoil and Departure: The Strokes' 'Last Nite' Meaning Unveiled
Lyrics
Last night, she said
Recounting a conversation from the previous night
"Oh, baby, I feel so down
Expressing sadness or despair
Oh, it turns me off
Feeling uninterested or turned off emotionally
When I feel left out"
Feeling excluded or ignored
So I, I turned 'round
Deciding to change direction or attitude
Oh, baby, don't care no more
Indifference or apathy toward the situation
I know this for sure
Confidence in the decision to leave
I'm walking out that door
Commitment to leaving the situation
Well, I've been in town for just about fifteen-oh minutes now
Duration of time spent in the town
Oh, baby, I feel so down
Continued feelings of sadness without understanding why
And I don't know why
Confusion about personal emotions or state of mind
I keep walking for miles
Continuing to move forward without a clear purpose
And say, people, they don't understand
Feeling misunderstood by people
No, girlfriends, they can't understand
Girlfriends failing to comprehend the situation
Your grandsons, they won't understand
Future generations won't understand
On top of this, I ain't ever gonna understand
Personal belief in never understanding
Last night, she said
Reiteration of a previous night's conversation
"Oh, baby, don't feel so down
Trying to uplift spirits despite feeling down
Oh, it turns me off
Feeling disinterested or turned off emotionally (repeated)
When I feel left out"
Feeling excluded or ignored (repeated)
So I, I turned round
Repeating the decision to change attitude (repeated)
Oh, baby, gonna be alright
False reassurance of things being okay
It was a great big lie
Realization that the reassurance was a lie
'Cause I left that night, yeah
Confirming departure from the situation
Oh, people, they don't understand
Feeling misunderstood by people (repeated)
No, girlfriends, they don't understand
Girlfriends failing to comprehend the situation (repeated)
In spaceships, they won't understand
Reference to future understanding (repeated)
And me, I ain't ever gonna understand
Personal belief in never understanding (repeated)
Last night, she said
Reiteration of the previous night's conversation (repeated)
"Oh, baby, I feel so down
Continued expression of sadness
See, it turns me off
Feeling disinterested or turned off emotionally (repeated)
When I feel left out"
Feeling excluded or ignored (repeated)
So I, I turned 'round
Repeating the decision to change attitude (repeated)
Oh, little girl, I don't care no more
Indifference or apathy towards the situation (repeated)
I know this for sure
Confidence in the decision to leave (repeated)
I'm walking out that door
Commitment to leaving the situation (repeated)
Yeah
Final confirmation of departure
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