Compartilhar no Facebook Compartilhar no Twitter. Some Nights Fun. Most nights, I don't know anymore This is it, boys, this is war, what are we waiting for? I was never one to believe the hype, save that for the black and white I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked But here they come again to jack my style And that's alright; I found a martyr in my bed tonight She stops my bones from wondering just who I am, who I am, who I am Oh, who am I?
Most nights, I don't know So this is it? Some terrible lies The other night, you wouldn't believe the dream I just had about you and me I called you up, but we'd both agree it's for the best you didn't listen It's for the best we get our distance.
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He doesn't feel like the audience is getting what he's trying to say. My heart is breaking for my sister and the con that she called "love" But when I look into my nephew's eyes, Man you wouldn't believe, the most amazing things, that can come from, Some terrible nights some think he says 'lie', it's not clear His sister is going through a divorce, but despite all that pain, the relationship gave her a wonderful son, and he's amazed by that apparent contradiction.
The other night, you wouldn't believe the dream I just had about you and me I called you up, but we'd both agree It's for the best you didn't listen It's for the best we get our distance, oh Here he goes back to talking about the girl he left behind.
He had begged her to come visit him, but she doesn't want that kind of relationship and thinks they need to stay apart to heal from the breakup. MaxWilder on December 12, Link. I agree with your interpretation, but instead of a girl, I believe he is talking about his old band, The Format.
They had quite a big indie following, but not quite big enough to make it. There was a lot of sadness after that band broke up, then FUN was created and I believe this is his take on that inner conflict he had. RosyIRL on December 21, I also agree with this interpretation but also echo RosyIRL - I think the line "I still wake up, I still see your ghost" refers to either himself the ghost of his old self before the 10 years of struggling as a musician had changed him or his original band The Format.
Because the song is called "Some Nights" and he's basically talking about the internal struggle and conflict he faces on some nights, here I think he is bringing it full circle by saying his heart is breaking for his sister's lousy situation, but look at the good his nephew that came from a "terrible" night the night his sister made a 'mistake' with her ex.
All in all, by alluding to his wonderful nephew, he's saying his own struggle will be worth it in the end. Song Meaning To me, the meaning is pretty clear. He tried for 10 years originally in the Format not to sacrifice his artistic principals for fame and acceptance.
But he finally couldn't take it anymore. The ghost he is referring to is the ideal of getting famous without sacrificing his art. When he speaks in the middle is maybe the most significant part of the song.
He is speaking directly to us--his audience. He is telling us that he finally sold his soul sacrificed his art making a more traditionally "pop" album --that he left home, and everything he once believed. When I see stars, that's all they are:" he is saying that there is no longer any reason he shouldn't be famous--there is nothing special about stars that he doesn't have.
Interestingly, this is where he uses the vocoder So the song he hears "sound like this one," vocoder and all. Again, he feels like he sacrificed the true art of what he is doing to be successful as a pop star. In the end, "the most amazing things can come from some terrible nights. In the end, he is saying he had a dream about his past art--his past self. But he's also finally happy EvanWP on September 12, Link. Sorry about all the typos--I wrote this really quickly.
Thanks for the information-interpretation! I think you've touched on some really great points : s3r4ch on November 01, General Comment I think a lot of you are over thinking this song. In its simplest form without over thinking it too much or examining the lyrics further than needed it is about how cruel love is. Love has treated him so badly that in a way it has completely changed him or corrupted him so much that he does not even know what he stands fro anymore.
He stills sees the girl who broke his heart everywhere he goes "I still see your ghost". I could go much more in depth with every line but these are the biggest lines that prove my point. But I also need to point out the most important line to validate my stance on the song.
This song is definitely about how cruel love can be. My Interpretation Some nights is first and foremost an anti-war song. It is written from the perspective of a young soldier, presumably in Iraq. This is clear from the references to 'dying dried up in the desert sun', as well as "10 years of this". This is supported by the phrase "This is it boys, this is war! The soldier feels very disillusioned, and wonders "what do I stand for" multiple times throughout the song.
He gazes at the sky, and sees only stars, having lost his faith in the heavens, and some power larger than himself due to all that he has seen. The martyr in his bed is a religious reference, presumably to some young girl sacrificing herself to make some money by prostituting. The soldier is aware of using sex as an escape from his disillusionment with the war.
He also has left a girl at home who appears to have cheated on him once, as he wonders if she has 'forgotten him again', meaning has cheated on him again.
He thinks of her often, as suggested by seeing her "ghost" at night, but realizes it's better if they don't have contact while he is away. The young soldier misses his mom and dad, but "had to go", meaning he felt compelled to join the military for some reason not explained in the song. But he realizes now that it was a mistake because the fight doesn't seem to have a meaningful purpose and is even "bored" by the whole experience. He thinks of his sister, not just because he feels bad about her situation in an abusive relationship, but refers to it as a metaphor that sometimes amazing blessings come from the most terrible of nights--that perhaps there will some day be good coming from the war he is involved in.
The reference he makes to "the other night It is a dream about peace for all mankind, which is what this young soldier in "Some Nights" is ultimately hoping, even praying for. In the end then, the song reflects both disillusionment and hope. Oh my goodness! I never thought of the song that way! That's completely awesome! Rethki on December 12, I don't think "dying dried up in the desert sun', as well as "10 years of this" are war references.
It's referencing his growing up in Arizona and needing to get out. From what I can tell, the stronger interpretation of the artist's intent is the one that describes his difficulty over the last 10 years with his career as a musician, his sister's circumstances with divorce, etc However, a good work of art is one that can be interpreted many ways.
I'm glad many see this as an anti-war song. We NEED anti-war songs. I mean, damn! So I prefer this as an anti-war song, although I can see it may not have been intended as such. I agree with you about MOST of what you have said. I'm not so sure that his girlfriend "cheated" on him.
She may have broken up with him because he was the one that had someone in his bed and he felt she had forgotten about him being so far away. When he called her up apparently she didn't want to go back to where they were. I don't think he would have called her up had she cheated on him. BarbH64 on January 07, Actually, Ruess has attributed Paul Simon as an influence for this song, see: billboard.
Washed my hands of that for this? I miss my mom and dad for this? When I see stars, when I see stars, that's all they are When I hear songs, they sound like this one, so come on Oh, come on.
Oh, come on. Oh, come on! Well, that is it, guys, that is all, five minutes in and I'm bored again Ten years of this, I'm not sure if anybody understands This one is not for the folks back home; I'm sorry to leave, mom, I had to go Who the fuck wants to die alone all dried up in the desert sun? My heart is breaking for my sister and the con that she called "love" But when I look into my nephews eyes Man, you wouldn't believe the most amazing things that can come from Some terrible lies.
The other night, you wouldn't believe the dream I just had about you and me I called you up, but we'd both agree it's for the best you didn't listen It's for the best we get our distance. Some Nights. Compartilhar no Facebook Compartilhar no Twitter. Without his mother, who was such an important part of his life, he might be feeling like he's lost some of his ballast, setting him off balance. When the person who knows you best is gone, your very understanding of yourself, your own relationship with yourself, is shaken.
You relied on that person to know you better than you know yourself, to give you guidance and insight into your own soul. It's a life-changing loss that forces you to wobble for quite some time. We're doing it right now by attempting to extract as much meaning as we can from his lyrics, often assigning intentions that aren't even there. In doing so, we're revealing more of what we ourselves "stand for" even if we're not conscious of it.
Nate's very hard on himself in his songs. He's also incredibly honest, and lays bare a lot of his greatest fears and struggles. At its most basic, "Some Nights" is about those fears, doubts, regrets, and struggles, as well as hope. The song is a summary of his music career. Some nights, the show went badly, some nights it was fair, some nights he wishes that his lips singing voice would be successful enough to give him financial stability, some nights he wishes he would have an excuse to quit singing.
He still sees the ghost of his former band The Format, and he is not sure what he should stand for now that fun. He feels that he has to have a message. He feels that when he works twice as hard at his music, it is liked only half us much and his critics "come again to jack my style". But, for one night, tonight, he's okay with it because he has a groupie martyr in his bed so he's just going to stop wondering about it all for a while.
He then resigns himself to his current life. He misses his family as he left them and is now on the road touring with his band. He's become jaded by the limelight and other famous musicians that he now has contact with. When he sees other "stars" they are no longer people he idolizes, but they are just plain people. He's feels like he's losing his earlier musical creativity and songwriting seems bland and all the same to him now.
He tries to encourage himself to keep going "come on come on come on". A song or performance lasts about five minutes. He's from Arizona and didn't want to live for his family and didn't want to "die alone all dried up in the desert sun". So, he left to pursue a music career. His heart is breaking because he misses his sister. The con is her love for her brother Nate and her belief that he would be a successful musician.
He feels he failed her and isn't as successful as she believed he could be. But when he looks into his young nephew's eyes, a little kid who idolizes his now famous uncle, he feels that something good has come out of his music career after all. The terrible lie is his perceived fame; he thinks it isn't deserved or real. The amazing thing is that the young nephew adores his uncle.
He ends off thinking about giving it all up and moving home again to be close to his family, but then realizes it's just as well to leave things as they are and he will just keep on touring and not go home to Arizona. He currently lives in New Jersey. Note: The war theme in the video is a concept of the video director Anthony Mandler and has nothing to do with the meaning of the lyrics when they were originally written.
This song is like a modern-day "Star Spangled Banner". Not only is it an anthem but it tells a story of two wars. There are two characters: Nate and his potentially dead brother-in-law. Nate is currently fighting the same battle that every musician faces: leaving loved ones behind and compromising one's artistic integrity in order to pursue a career and profit. Lines like "here they come again to jack my style" could be a reference to the relationship between big record producers and their artists.
He didn't "believe the hype" of what big music business does to the artist. The line "Ten years of this" could easily be connected to the career of Nate Ruess considering he first gained mainstream success in and signed with Elektra Records.
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