This Night
Adult Karate Lyrics

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Keep your love to yourself
I wish he would
Driving through the night alone
He promised you

Now he’s gonna move across state lines
Now he’s gonna try to change the fight

You’re going away
You’re leaving today
Forget his face
Ignore the ache

Running through it your head
Over again
Looking for the proof you earned
It wasn’t you

Would it be the same if you had lied
(Looking for a reason to block the light)
A hundred different versions of this night

You’re going away
You’re leaving today
Forget his face
Ignore the ache

Promises made to break your hand
With the laws you stole from your motherland
Won’t you follow me, don’t turn away from me
If your world will break I will understand

Won’t you follow me, won’t you follow me
(Would it be the same if you had lied)
If you don’t agree, world will swallow me
(A hundred different versions of this night)
Won’t you follow me, won’t you follow me
(Would it be the same if you had lied)
If you don’t agree, world will swallow me
(A hundred different versions of this night)

You’re going away
You’re leaving today

Forget his face
Ignore the ache

Overall Meaning

The song "This Night" by Adult Karate is a melancholic piece that talks about moving on from a painful past and starting anew. The singer encourages someone to keep their love for themselves and let go of the person who promised them love, but broke their promises. The lyrics seem to be directed towards someone who is leaving for good and trying to forget the past. The line “driving through the night alone, he promised you” suggests that the person is probably trying to start from scratch, away from the painful memories of a former love.

The lyrics then delve into some kind of internal dialogue as the singer seems to be trying to convince the person to move on. The repetition of “you’re going away, you’re leaving today” emphasizes the urgency to let go and move forward. The words “ignore the ache” are a reminder to the person to detach themselves emotionally from the pain and hurt of the past. The singer implies that the person is ruminating over what went wrong and is looking for justification while repeating in their head a hundred different versions of the same night.

The opening line “keep your love to yourself” suggests that the singer might have experienced pain and heartbreak in the past, and is now passing on that wisdom to someone who is going through a similar situation. The song urges the listener to let go of past trauma and embrace the future, regardless of how frightening it may seem. The overall effect is a beautifully crafted call to emotional resilience, a message that is often needed in the dizzying rollercoaster of life.

Line by Line Meaning

Keep your love to yourself
I don't want your love, keep it to yourself

I wish he would
I hope he would leave me alone

Driving through the night alone
I'm driving alone at night feeling lonely

He promised you
He made promises to you

Now he's gonna move across state lines
He's planning to move far away

Now he's gonna try to change the fight
He's going to try to change the situation

You're going away
You're leaving

You're leaving today
You're leaving today

Forget his face
Try to forget his face

Ignore the ache
Try to ignore the pain

Running through it your head
Thinking about it constantly in your head