More Than A Feeling
Hit the Lights is an American pop-punk band from Lima, Ohio. They have rele… Read Full Bio ↴Hit the Lights is an American pop-punk band from Lima, Ohio. They have released four studio albums: This Is A Stick Up...Don't Make It A Murder (2006), Skip School, Start Fights (2008), Invicta (2012), and Summer Bones (2015). The band has sold over 120,000 albums in North America.

More Than A Feeling
Hit the Lights Lyrics


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I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away

It's more than a feeling
(More than a feeling)
When I hear that old song they used to play
(More than a feeling)
I'll be a dreaming
(More than a feeling)
'Til I see Marianne walk away
I see my Marianne walkin' away

So many people have come and gone
Their faces fade as the years go by
Yet I still recall as I wander on
As clear as the sun in the summer sky

It's more than a feeling
(More than a feeling)
When I hear that old song they used to play
(More than a feeling)
I'll be a dreaming
(More than a feeling)
'Til I see Marianne walk away
I see my Marianne walkin' away

When I'm tired and thinking cold
I hide in my music, forget the day
And dream of a girl I used to know
I closed my eyes and she slipped away
She slipped away

It's more than a feeling
(More than a feeling)
When I hear that old song they used to play
(More than a feeling)
I'll be a dreaming




(More than a feeling)
'Til I see Marianne walk away

Overall Meaning

"More Than A Feeling" by Hit the Lights features lyrics that express the powerful emotions that music can evoke in a person. The song starts with the singer looking out and realizing that the sun is gone. He then proceeds to turn on some music to start his day, eventually losing himself in a familiar song. As he closes his eyes, he "slips away" into his own world, experiencing the emotions and memories that the music brings up.


The singer's experiences highlight the idea that music isn't just a collection of sounds, but rather something that can transport a person to a different place and time, both physically and emotionally. The lyrics mention Marianne, who is likely someone from the singer's past who has left his life. However, through the power of the music, he feels her presence in his memories and dreams.


The chorus repeats the phrase "more than a feeling," highlighting the visceral and emotional experience that the singer is having. The music is providing him with an experience that is greater than any one specific emotion or feeling, but rather a full sensation that is impossible to fully articulate.


Line by Line Meaning

I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
I woke up this morning and it was cloudy outside.


Turned on some music to start my day
I played music to start my day.


I lost myself in a familiar song
I became completely absorbed in a song that I know well.


I closed my eyes and I slipped away
I closed my eyes and forgot about everything else around me.


It's more than a feeling
The experience is greater and more significant than just a feeling.


(More than a feeling)
The experience is greater and more significant than just a feeling.


When I hear that old song they used to play
When I listen to that old song that they used to play.


(More than a feeling)
The experience is greater and more significant than just a feeling.


I'll be a dreaming
I will be lost in a dream state.


(More than a feeling)
The experience is greater and more significant than just a feeling.


'Til I see Marianne walk away
Until I see Marianne leave.


I see my Marianne walkin' away
I see my former love interest walking away from me.


So many people have come and gone
I have encountered many people over the years who have since left my life.


Their faces fade as the years go by
As time goes on, I have a harder time remembering what they looked like.


Yet I still recall as I wander on
Nevertheless, I can still remember even as I continue to move forward in life.


As clear as the sun in the summer sky
As vivid as the summer sun in the sky.


When I'm tired and thinking cold
When I'm exhausted and feeling down.


I hide in my music, forget the day
I rely on music to distract me from the present day.


And dream of a girl I used to know
I think of a girl that I knew in the past and dream about her.


I closed my eyes and she slipped away
I closed my eyes and she disappeared from my thoughts.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Tom Scholz

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Comments from YouTube:

Dale

Hit The Lights do this song justice!! One of my all time favorite Punk Goes... covers!!

Justin van Zuilekom

I love this album, it has so many good songs like crazy train, caught up in you and now more than a feeling.

Brianna Potter

this is great

SleepingWithPanic!AtTheDisco

This cover is good but it's just too god damn short. I mean the original is like 3 and a half minutes long probably even four mins long but it seems like HTL's just sped thru it like no tomorrow. Nonetheless it IS a great cover. I think Boston would be proud of these boys.

Sav 💕

Sometimes I search up the originals because I don't recognize them, but I didn't recognize this song at all. I searched it up and thought I had the wrong song because it's so different.

Zee The G Shep

Honestly I like this one more than the original. Like this one brought the original back to life

SleepingWithPanic!AtTheDisco

Ikr I just don't like how its so god damn short

Liam

This is better than the original. Fight me.

ACE Music

Yeah, nowhere near the original but decent effort. At least they didn't throw a bunch of screaming and stuck to the original notes.

ShadowofATheory

WRONG!

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