In The Night
Cliff Richard Lyrics


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You waken from a dream
You step outside
To find the world is changing
Under your feet
Somewhere in the past
Is the world you knew
Soon you'll find that freedom
Is not so sweet
I can't imagine why you'd throw it all away
After everything i've said to you today
When you turn around to find there's
No one then you finally realize what you've done

In the night when there's no one there at all
In the night do you hear somebody call
You see someone and you tell yourself you're wrong
You hear a voice and you know it must belong
To the night just a shadow on the wall
And there's no one there at all

I gave you everything
Everything i had endlessly
Believing your love was true
And you will never know just how it hurt
To find that you were turning to someone new
I know that we can't ever change
What has been said but how can i
Believe our love is really dead
When you turn around to find there's no one
Then you finally realize what you've done

In the night when there's no one there at all
In the night do you hear somebody call
You see someone and you tell yourself you're wrong
You hear a voice and you know it must belong
To the night just a shadow on the wall
And there's no one there at all
-solo-
And when you turn around to find there's no one




Then you finally realize what you've done
In the night...

Overall Meaning

The song "In the Night" by Cliff Richard is a classic ballad that tells the story of a lover who wakes up from a dream to find that the world has changed and the freedom he once sought is not as sweet as he thought. The song talks about the pain of lost love and the realization that things will never be the same again. The lyrics are written in a reflective manner and the melody is slow and melancholic, perfectly capturing the mood of the song.


The first stanza of the song describes the singer's world as changing underneath his feet, and he's struggling to cope with a reality that is not as sweet as he thought it would be. The second stanza delves into the pain of lost love and the realization that things will never be the same again. The final stanza is a reflection on how the lover is struggling to believe that their love is really dead, even though it's been changed forever.


The imagery of the night in the song is used to represent the loneliness and isolation that the singer feels after losing the person he loves. Despite the people around him, he still feels alone and isolated, and the night is a symbol of his loneliness. The song paints a poignant picture of a person struggling to come to terms with the end of a relationship and learning to live without the one they love.


Line by Line Meaning

You waken from a dream
You wake up from a dream


You step outside
You go outside


To find the world is changing
You notice that the world is changing


Under your feet
Beneath you


Somewhere in the past
In the past


Is the world you knew
There is the world you used to know


Soon you'll find that freedom
You'll soon discover that being free


Is not so sweet
Isn't as great as you thought it would be


I can't imagine why you'd throw it all away
I can't understand why you'd give it all up


After everything i've said to you today
Even after all the things I told you


When you turn around to find there's
When you look around and realize


No one then you finally realize what you've done
No one's there, then you understand what you did


In the night when there's no one there at all
At night when there's absolutely no one around


In the night do you hear somebody call
In the night, do you hear a voice calling out to you?


You see someone and you tell yourself you're wrong
You see someone but you convince yourself it's not real


You hear a voice and you know it must belong
You hear a voice and you're convinced it's coming from


To the night just a shadow on the wall
To the night, it's just a shadow on the wall


And there's no one there at all
And nobody's there


I gave you everything
I gave you everything that I had


Everything i had endlessly
Everything that I had, without end


Believing your love was true
Thinking your love was genuine


And you will never know just how it hurt
You will never truly understand how much you hurt me


To find that you were turning to someone new
To discover that you were moving on to someone else


I know that we can't ever change
I know we can't change the past


What has been said but how can i
What was said, but how can I


Believe our love is really dead
Believe our love is truly over?


When you turn around to find there's no one
When you see nobody around you


Then you finally realize what you've done
Then you finally understand what you have done


In the night when there's no one there at all
At night when there's absolutely no one around


In the night do you hear somebody call
In the night, do you hear a voice calling out to you?


You see someone and you tell yourself you're wrong
You see someone but you convince yourself it's not real


You hear a voice and you know it must belong
You hear a voice and you're convinced it's coming from


To the night just a shadow on the wall
To the night, it's just a shadow on the wall


And there's no one there at all
And nobody's there


-solo-
Instrumental part of the song


And when you turn around to find there's no one
And when you see nobody around you


Then you finally realize what you've done
Then you finally understand what you have done


In the night...
During the night...




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Written by: ROD BOWKETT

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