Hold Back the Night
Embracing Love's Light: Unveiling the Depths of Night in 'Hold Back the Night'
Lyrics
Well, well, it's all right, it's all right
Expressing reassurance and positivity.
Hold it, girl, squeeze it, girl, it's all right, shucks
Suggesting physical intimacy in a reassuring manner.
Hold back the night; turn on the lights
Encouraging to resist the darkness, metaphorically asking to overcome challenges.
Don't want to dream (dream about you, baby)
Expressing a desire to avoid dreaming about someone (potentially due to heartbreak).
Come on, (hold back the night) hold it
Reiterating the need to hold back the night and turn on the lights.
(Turn on the lights; don't want to dream)
Continuing the plea not to dream about the person.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no (dream about you, baby)
Reinforcing the emotional struggle of not wanting to dream about the departed person.
When you left, you took the sun right out of the sky
Expressing the profound impact of the person leaving, using the metaphor of taking the sun away.
I'm wondering why you went away
Questioning the reason for the person's departure.
Never told me, huh, told me why
Expressing the lack of explanation for the departure.
And then the sun goes down, and the moon is clear
Describing the emotional impact when night falls and memories resurface.
Scared to death 'cause your face appears
Conveying fear and discomfort when confronted with memories of the departed person.
Come on
An exhortation to continue resisting the night.
(Hold back the night) baby, (turn on the lights)
Repeating the call to resist the night and turn on the lights.
Don't want to dream, dream about you, baby
Reiterating the desire to avoid dreaming about the person.
Come on, (hold back the night) hold it
Continuing the plea to hold back the night.
(Turn on the lights) don't want to dream
Emphasizing the need to avoid dreaming about the departed person.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no (dream about you, baby)
Reinforcing the emotional struggle of not wanting to dream about the departed person.
Loneliness is haunting me when I go to bed, honey
Expressing the haunting feeling of loneliness at bedtime.
Like a character in a book; in a book that I read, huh
Comparing the experience of loneliness to a character in a book.
Now when the sun goes down, the moon is clear
Repeating the emotional impact when night falls and memories resurface.
Scared to death 'cause your face I've missed, you know
Conveying fear and discomfort when confronted with memories of the departed person.
Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it
An exhortation to hold on and resist the emotional turmoil.
Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, baby, it's alright
Expressing reassurance and positivity.
Hold it, girl, squeeze it, girl, it's all right, oh
Suggesting physical intimacy in a reassuring manner.
Night time is the right time for loving you
Declaring that nighttime is the right time for expressing love.
Loving for loving you
Repeating the theme of expressing love during the night.
Baby, baby, lady, baby
Endearing terms expressing affection.
Why don't you just hold it, my love?
Encouraging to hold on to the love.
Yeah, you know I need it, my love
Expressing a personal need for love.
Hold me, squeeze me, just love me, just squeeze me
Describing the desire for physical closeness and affection.
It's alright talkin' about day or night
Asserting that it's acceptable to talk about love during both day and night.
Talkin' about it's all right, oh yeah
Reiterating that everything is alright.
Night time is the right time for loving you
Repeating the idea that nighttime is the right time for expressing love.
Loving you, for loving you
Repeating the theme of expressing love during the night.
Baby, baby, lady, baby
Endearing terms expressing affection.
Bib-bib-bib-brrr-lib-idy-dib-bib bib-baby, it's all right
Non-lexical sounds expressing affirmation and reassurance.
(Hold back the night; turn on the lights)
Reiterating the plea to hold back the night and turn on the lights.
(Don't want to dream, dream about you, baby)
Repeating the desire to avoid dreaming about the person.
Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, baby, it's alright
Expressing reassurance and positivity.
Hold it, girl, squeeze it, girl, it's all right, oh
Suggesting physical intimacy in a reassuring manner.
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