Kisses are Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson, a married couple from Los Angel… Read Full Bio ↴Kisses are Jesse Kivel and Zinzi Edmundson, a married couple from Los Angeles, USA.

They released their debut album, The Heart of the Nightlife in 2010. Which had a breakout single Bermuda. Afterwards they gained a lof of traction. Their follow-up, a concept album about rich Bel Air teenagers, Kids in L.A. (co-produced by Saint Etienne's Pete Wiggs) was released in 2013. They released the single Funny Heartbeat from it beforehand, and gained a lot of follower from it.

They made a third album in 2015 named Rest In Paradise. Which has a few funky jams as: The Nile, A Groove, and Control. You can see they have their method very refined by this point.

Up All Night
Kisses Lyrics

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Every day that I, wake up in my room,
sleeping, by the sink, in my father's suit
Whitney, all the time, words have been misused,
you open, up the drawer, to find a note or two
I feel different, tonight, built my world around you
And I've been up all night

Every day that I, call you for a cup,

of coffee and orange juice, something to fill me up
Sitting, by the stairs, in a summer robe,
I, can't complain, we watch the light alone
I feel different, tonight, from these things I do

I feel different, tonight, built my world around you
And I've been up all night

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Kisses' song "Up All Night" depict a speaker who is stuck in a routine and seeking something more. The opening lines set the scene - the singer wakes up in their room, in their father's suit, which suggests they lack their own sense of identity. The mention of Whitney Houston (presumably a reference to her hit song "How Will I Know") adds to this sense of longing, as if the singer is searching for a sign or a connection. Opening a drawer to find a note or two reinforces the idea that there is something missing in the singer's life that they are trying to fill.

The second verse shifts the focus to the singer's relationship with someone else - likely the person they call for coffee and orange juice. While the details of this relationship are left ambiguous, there is a sense of comfort and familiarity between the two. The phrase "we watch the light alone" suggests that the two are spending quiet, contemplative time together. The chorus repeats the idea of feeling different tonight and building a world around this other person. The phrase "up all night" can be taken literally as staying awake together, but it also carries a metaphorical weight - the singer is willing to stay up all night for this person, to invest their time and energy in this relationship.

Overall, the song seems to be about yearning for connection and finding it in another person, even if that connection is tenuous or uncertain.

Line by Line Meaning

Every day that I, wake up in my room,
Every day I wake up in my room

sleeping, by the sink, in my father's suit
I sleep by the sink, dressed in my father's suit

Whitney, all the time, words have been misused,
Whitney, all the time, people have been using words incorrectly

you open, up the drawer, to find a note or two
You open the drawer and find a few notes

I feel different, tonight, built my world around you
Tonight, I feel different because I have constructed my world around you

And I've been up all night
And I have been awake all night

Every day that I, call you for a cup,
Every day I call you for a cup of something

of coffee and orange juice, something to fill me up
Either coffee or orange juice or something else to fill me up

Sitting, by the stairs, in a summer robe,
I am sitting by the stairs wearing a summer robe

I, can't complain, we watch the light alone
I can't complain because we are watching the light alone