i'll have to leave soon
why am i holding on?
we knew this day would come
we knew it all along
how did it come so fast?
this is our last night but it's late and i'm trying not to sleep
cuz i know when i wake, i will have to slip away
but tonight i'm gonna hold you so close
cuz in the daylight, we'll be on our own
but tonight i need to hold you so close.
woah oh. woah oh. woah ohhhh.
in my arms, so beautiful
the sky is getting bright,
the stars are burning out
somebody slow it down
this is way too hard cuz i know when the sun comes up,
i will leave. this is my last glance that will soon be memory..
but tonight i'm gonna hold you so close
cuz in the daylight, we'll be on our own
but tonight i need to hold you so close.
woah oh. woah oh. woah ohhhh.
start all over
i was afraid of the dark but now it's all that i want
all that i want, all that i want.
but tonight i'm gonna hold you so close
cuz in the daylight, we'll be on our own
but tonight i need to hold you so close.
woah oh. woah oh. woah ohhhh.
yeah. yeah. yeah. yeah.
This song is clearly about a long-distance relationship. Anyone that has had one can identify with the lyrics. The desire to make the night last as long as possible, dreading the dawn....these are all the things that one experiences when they have to leave their loved one for yet another time. Since musicians of this level of popularity tour extensively, I am sure that the songwriters have had many, many times where they have had to leave their loved one for an early- morning flight. The song really does a great job of expressing the acute sadness that accompanies this experience. There are some that think it's about the end of a relationship, but that is probably because they have never been in this type of situation.
Why does no one instantly think of soldiers upon hearing this? I know soldiers, and hope to be one someday. And I know that even during training they have to wake up at (or before) the first daylight. Could he be implying this is a soldier about to leave his loved one for training/battle. That is just my educated opinion.
Yes! That is exactly what my first instinctual interpretation was.
Yes! That is exactly what my first instinctual interpretation was.
I think the song is about two people who have waited a long time to see eachother (perhaps their relationship must be kept a secret for whatever reason) and finally get to spend the night alone. They want to hold on to eachother and the moment for as long as they can before it all just becomes a memory. They know that when they part they will be back to square one and will have to go through the wait all over again before they can be back in eachother's arms.
This song is a really meaningful song and one of my favourites. I think that daylight is being used as a metaphor for the future or change and 'you' as in the person who is being talked about is used as a metaphor for the past or memories. The whole song is basically about not wanting to let go if the past memories because the writer is scared of moving on or change. Cuz I like writing about the meaning I am gonna tell you the meaning para wise.
1st Para The writer is trying I tell us that soon he is gonna have to move on with his life and accept the changes that are occurring but he doesn't want to accept that even though he knew that nothing lasts forever.
2nd Para/4th Para/6th Para/7th Para (They're all the same) Now the writer is beginning to accept that eventually he'll have to let o but at the same time he also wants to make the most of the present and live life to the fullest.
3rd Para Again he is watching everyone around him change and knows that soon everything and everyone will be different that is why he is taking in everything and keeping it safe in his memories.
5th Para The writer is telling us that earlier he wanted things to change because he wasn't very happy with the situation but now all he wants is the 'dark' because the dark means that the 'daylight' which is the future stays away.
Conclusion No matter what the writer wants the daylight is inevitable, no matter what it will always come around eventually which signifies that life keeps going on no matter what and we just need to accept it.
PS: hope this helped n pls reply if you don't agree with what I've written or if you can add something to it. Always open for constructive criticism. :D
I like that interpretation. Your is the most meaningful one. It makes since.
I like that interpretation. Your is the most meaningful one. It makes since.
Thanx!! Tell me if there are any other songs you like and want me to give my interpretation of... :D
Thanx!! Tell me if there are any other songs you like and want me to give my interpretation of... :D
@MusicLover52 Music is what speaks to us in the moment. I agree with your commentary. My child is very sick, and we have been told that we have only a short time left together. This song makes me think of our situation. Holding hands...thinking of this song...thinking of the inevitable.
@MusicLover52 Music is what speaks to us in the moment. I agree with your commentary. My child is very sick, and we have been told that we have only a short time left together. This song makes me think of our situation. Holding hands...thinking of this song...thinking of the inevitable.
I heard this song today and it really spoke to me in my situation. I've met someone who is 1000 miles away from me, and we've chatted for a little over the month already. I feel like we have so much connection, and never in a million years would I think that I would fall for someone so far away. I've made plans to go on a trip to his country, and when I heard this song, I can only think about the last night we'll spend together with each other. "Why am I holding on, we knew this would come, we knew it all along"....I feel like this is exactly how I feel right now. As much as I want to be with him, I know that this is probably too good to be real. I doubt things will work out, but yet I'm investing so much emotion into him. It makes me sad to think that I want to be with someone so bad, that is so far away from me. It's like a dream =(
@jojobeans did it work out? I’m invested in your story!
@jojobeans did it work out? I’m invested in your story!
@jojobeans did it work out? I’m invested in your story!
@jojobeans did it work out? I’m invested in your story!
The song is powerful to me because of the nature of my relationship. Living a few hours from my girlfriend work only allows us to see each other every 2 weeks for the weekend. On the last day you just don't want it to end. You just hold on to each other and wish that this didn't have to happen. And you don't want to sleep at all. And then you wonder if this is worth it? Is it worth it to keep up the relationship? The whole song fits into the idea of having to leave your significant other for whatever reason have.. and it's sad for that reason...
When I hear this song, I think of spending your final moments with a dying loved one.
"Here I am waiting... We knew this day would come... How did it come so fast?"
We knew that you would have to leave us, but I never thought so soon.
"This is our last night but it's late and I'm trying not to sleep cause I know when I wake I will have to slip away"
I know it's late but I'm going to cherish every single minute with you before I say goodbye.
"And when the daylight comes I'll have to go, but tonight I'm going to hold you so close..."
Don't worry about the end. I'm here now, so let's cherish this.
"Here I am staring at your perfection in my arms, so beautiful. The sky is getting bright, the stars are burning out somebody slow it down."
We're getting closer to it. Somebody slow it down.
"I was afraid of the dark but now it's all that I want."
This would be an interesting line assuming that the sick relative we are talking about is a mother or a father or a parental figure in the singer's life. As a kid they would try to protect him from his fears such as the dark. and ironically now the singer is wanting nothing but the dark as a symbol for time stopping.
My interpretation of the song, which I am trying to relate it to the music video, is the fact that we have to bring change and daylight to topics about ourselves. I believe that because in the video people talked about what they loved, what they hated, what they wanted to do, who they missed, what change they wanted to see. Also, it seemed like the music video was really talking about how we should love the ones that we are with now; that we should love them for who they are, and be there for them no matter what. It was really moving. Again, this is just my interpretation from what was presented in the music video.
This song relates a lot to a long distance relationship I feel like. Well atleast it does to me. My boyfriend lives in California, and I live in Michigan. And this song reminds me of the feeling you get before we leave eachother. The part where it says "why am i holding on? We knew this day would come?" You always have the feeling of why am i doing this? Its so hard. But you know you cant go because you love them to much. And when youre spending that last night together, you just look at them and it reminds you of all the great reasons why the distance is worth it. And how badly you want the night to drag on because you are dreading when they leave in the morning.
So, this song hits a special spot. December 12th, 2012. I was at a hotel with my girlfriend knowing that with the buttcrack of dawn came a plane to Texas for USAF Basic. That night was terribly difficult. We started the relationship knowing full well where it was headed, but that date just seemed like the dark at the end of the tunnel. It was there, but it was unfathomable until it finally came. We knew this day would come, we knew it all along How did it come so fast? This is our last night but it's late And I'm trying not to sleep 'Cause I know, when I wake I will have to slip away