Goodnight
Good.Night.Sleep.Well. Lyrics
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Before I even had to chance to be born
Before I grew my wings and went airborne
Strung along by fate until the string snapped underneath the weight
It was all decided long ago
Before I even had to chance to be born
Before I grew my wings and went airborne
Strung along by fate until the string snapped underneath the weight
Yet the irony is that as an artist, you too are unsatisfied
This is true, yet remains false
Been waiting for a miracle to happen all these years
I'm sitting by the window staring till opportunities disappear
Wishing I could choke the man inside the mirror
He taunts my tattered wings with an audience that cheers
A bird that stays within the cage from the moment it was hatched
Flight is just an illness and the world is sick
Say the songs I sing are like painting words on canvas
But painting is an action not a form of art
All the colors that I choose come straight from my little bleeding heart
As an artist, I can't help but hate the things I chose to make
My music is a big mistake to help my trauma stay repressed
I want more but I could never wish to fly above the rest
But I beg for my freedom
Sulk in my corner in the evening
Branches of the trees seep in
Offer up a place to be nested
But I beg for my freedom
Want to leave this corner that's congested
Spread my wings past suggestion
Finally take flight I crash and burn its depressing
It was all decided long ago
Before I even had to chance to be born
Before I grew my wings and went airborne
Strung along by fate until the string snapped underneath the weight
It was all decided long ago
Before I even had to chance to be born
Before I grew my wings and went airborne
Strung along by fate until the string snapped underneath the weight
The tower of my babel filled to brim with all my secrets
Passage of my life from bibles handed out through corridors
Lower all my vitals rolling up my body in a carpet dousing out the candles
This mansion start to fall apart wallpaper peeling
I'm feeling just so alien inside my own skin
Never picking sides but they all tear me straight to pieces and they taking all the parts that they seem to think they like
I'm bleeding out on top the pavement and my blood corrupt the soil underneath me
Think I finally planted all the roots of evil and I know it stem from me
I fell from straight above the heavens and I headed where it's deep
Everything you fear start to stack up high and it's getting steep
Put a price on my love and it'll never be cheap enough for the people all around me
Toss me far away just like a broken toy hope you all forget about me
Rest in peace here lies saint sleep
Burst into ashes sweep him away
Told me to stay but weep when I speak
Nothing will linger but strife in our words
I'm taking my knife and I cut off my wings
Want to be human I'm singing my hymns
Finally mortal I'm already sick of it
Singing till the lights start to flicker and they go out
What did you expect?
A grand gesture of an ending?
What did you expect?
One big bang for the closing
Time to say goodnight
Time to say goodbye
Make sure you snuff the candles light on your way out
I'll look into your eyes again on the day I finally choose to die
The lyrics to Good.Night.Sleep.Well.’s song “goodnight” speak to feelings of sadness and despair, but with a hopeful twist. The opening lines describe the singer’s memory of seeing someone’s face, something that they often recall when they are feeling down. The image of this person is described as a “little flame” that grew into something big enough to burn through the singer’s vision and walls, suggesting a powerful connection between the two individuals.
The chorus of the song directs the person being addressed to say goodnight to various entities: the angels that watch over them, the stars that follow them, and the moon. This suggests that the person is about to go to sleep, and the singer is wishing them sweet dreams and protection from unseen forces.
The second verse introduces a note of bitterness, with the singer noting that there is a “bitter taste” in their mouth and “little children that can’t figure it out.” This could refer to a specific situation that has gone sour, or simply a general sense of disillusionment. However, the verse ends with the singer vowing to “breathe sometime today,” indicating a determination to move forward despite the negativity.
Overall, “goodnight” is a song that acknowledges the difficulties of life, but offers a sense of hope and resilience in the face of those challenges.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw your face,
I oftentimes remember your face.
As I often do
This happens often.
And when I'm down sometimes I recall,
When I feel down, I think of you.
The little flame
The feeling, like a flame, that grew inside.
That grew so tall,
It grew incredibly big.
Burned through my vision
It became the only thing I saw.
And right through my walls.
It broke down my barriers.
So say goodnight
Saying goodbye.
You'll be falling soon
You will be sleeping soon.
Say goodnight to the angels
Say goodbye to the protection that was watching over you.
That watch over you,
That keep you safe from harm.
Say goodnight to the stars
Say goodbye to the hope within you.
That are following you,
That guide you through your journey.
And say goodnight to the moon.
Say goodbye to the light that illuminates your path.
There's a bitter taste
A negative emotion within.
In my mouth,
That is affecting how I feel.
There are little children that can't figure it out,
There are people who cannot understand.
I'll be sure to breathe
I will make sure to take care of myself.
Sometime today
At some point in time today.
It was more than you asked for
It was more than what was expected.
And more that you gave.
I received more than what was given.
So say goodnight to the fallen truth,
Say goodbye to the truth that has been revealed but no longer holds true.
Say goodnight to the anger
Say goodbye to the negative feeling that is within you.
That swelled inside you
That grew inside of you.
Say goodnight to the stars
Say goodbye to the hope within you.
That are following you,
That guide you through your journey.
And say goodnight to the moon.
Say goodbye to the light that illuminates your path.
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Stef M
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