Monika Brodka, the sprite‐like vocalist BRODKA, launched onto the Polish mu… Read Full Bio ↴Monika Brodka, the sprite‐like vocalist BRODKA, launched onto the Polish music scene with a bang as the winner of Polish Pop Idol in 2004 at the young age of 16. Since her debut, Brodka has multiple LPs ‐ all of which received critical acclaim and garnered a huge fan base in Poland for the star.
Brodka’s first album, mature for a teenager, amazed audiences with its sensitivity and fresh approach to pop music ‐ but also proved that Brodka has an incredible voice. Brodka’s second album, released two years later, also reached ‘Golden Record’ status. The singer’s latest LP, Granda, came after a break in music‐making and a conscious decision to change directions. Granda shows a more experienced, worldly and experimental side to Brodka. The music ‐ hard to define but showing folk, electronic and experimental traits, with a pop background ‐ was produced and co‐composed by Bartosz Dziedzic.
Granda has reached double platinum status, proving that this bold, new style Brodka has embraced was a smart move. Both Brodka and Dziedzic received acclaim for their work and were nominated for dozens of awards, including the SuperHiro Magazine Award (won), Gala’s Rose (won), Polityka Passport. Poland’s Phonographic Academy nominated Brodka for 10 Fryderyki awards (the most important awards in Polish music business), and the singer won 4 for Best Female Vocalist, Best Pop Album, Best Music Production, Best Music Video in 2011. In 2012 she was nominated for MTV European Music Awards. In 2013 she was angain nominated to Fryderyki awards in 3 cathegories: Best Album (LAX), Best Song ("Varsovie") and Best Artist of the year 2012.
Since the release of Granda, Brodka has been touring with her band all over Poland. They played over 60 concerts and are currently preparing to tour the LAX EP and the EP’s singles: Varsovie and Dancing Shoes. Besides music, Brodka’s other passions include photography and fashion, proven by the fact that, at age 24, she is already considered an icon by Poland’s fashion magazines. Brodka, hailing from the Silesian town of Zywiec, known for it’s folk‐music roots and determined inhabitants, is proving over and over again that she sets high goals and rises to the challenge of meeting them. Her latest venture into singing in English only serves to show that Brodka is constantly developing ‐ both personally and musically ‐ and her sales and concert attendance prove that she has staying‐power.

Help Me Make It Through the Night
Brodka Lyrics

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Take the ribbon from my hair
Shake it loose and let it fall
Layin' soft against your skin
Like the shadows on the wall
Come and lay down by my side
'til the early morning light
All I'm taking is your time
Help me make it through the night

I don't care what's right or wrong
I wont try to understand
Let the devil take tomorrow
For tonight I need a friend

Yesterday is dead and gone
And tomorrow's out of sight

And it's so sad to be alone
Help me make it through the night

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Brodka's song Help Me Make It Through The Night convey a deep sense of longing and desperation for human connection. The singer implores their lover to take off the ribbon from their hair and lay it against their skin, expressing a desire for physical closeness. They plead with their lover to stay by their side until morning, emphasizing the importance of time in their relationship. The line "I don't care what's right or wrong" suggests that the singer is willing to put aside moral or societal conventions in order to fulfill their need for intimacy. They even go as far as to suggest that they don't care about the future, asking the Lord for a friend just for this one night.

The final stanza repeats the sentiment that it's sad to be alone, emphasizing the singer's vulnerability and deep-seated need for companionship. The song captures the raw emotions that come with being alone and searching for human connection, and the lengths we might go to in order to fulfill that need.

Line by Line Meaning

Take the ribbon from my hair
Remove the symbol of seduction from my hair

Shake it loose and let it fall
Disengage from the expectations of your romantic fantasies

Lay it soft against your skin
Let it be a reminder of what cannot be attained

Like the shadow on the wall
An elusive and fleeting representation of desire

Come and lay down by my side
Give me your company and presence for the night

Till the early morning light
Stay with me until dawn

All I'm taking is your time
I need only your attention and companionship

Help me make it through the night
Assist me in dealing with my emotional troubles

I don't care what's right or wrong
I am willing to ignore morality and ethics

And I won't try to understand
I will not seek comprehension nor justification

Let the devil take tomorrow
Leave the future to fate and not concern oneself with it