The Lonely Night
Moby Lyrics

Here come the lonely night
The feeling of isolation and emptiness is setting in.

I can't escape my mind
The singer is unable to distract themselves from their own thoughts and emotions.

From a broken bough
The starting point is a place of brokenness and instability.

Fall into finite space
The artist is descending into a confined and limited mental state.

With the roof torn down
The sense of having a safe and stable mental framework is gone.

This house is an empty place
The singer's mind feels devoid of any substance or worth.

So tired of wandering around and starting over
The constant mental struggles and setbacks are exhausting.

No garden grows here now just the one leaf clover
There is a lack of growth or abundance in the artist's mind, and any hope is slim.

And when the windows shuttered
The artist feels trapped and lacks clarity of thought.

It's always dark inside
The artist's mind is a place of darkness and negativity.

Sometimes the pain is absurd
The amount of mental anguish seems unreasonable and impossible to bear.

Still it's what fate decides
The artist believes that their situation is beyond their control.

Thought I saw Jesus come down
This represents a spiritual or emotional experience that seemed profound.

Dressed like a soldier
Jesus appears in a powerful and commanding form.

I used to cry like a clown
In the past, the singer was more outwardly emotional.

And now I'm older
The artist has become more jaded and reserved with their emotions.

And the grinding wheel turns
Life keeps moving forward, regardless of the artist's mental state or struggles.

And the heavens burn (heavens burn)
Even the highest powers, such as the heavens or God, seem to be in a state of turmoil.

As the pilot ignites is a lesson learned (is a lesson learned)
The singer sees a possible lesson or meaning in the chaos around them.

A sullen look of concern
The world seems to have a pervasive sense of negativity and trouble.

It might make you sad
The events and experiences described may elicit sadness in the listener.

Like the fluttering bird in a dream you had
Alluding to a dream-like or disconnected emotional experience.

See the vanishing act
Things seem to disappear or fade away mysteriously.

Into thinnest air
The sense of disappearance or fading away is permeating.

See the stitch in my heart
There is a physical sensation of pain and hurt.

Has been frayed together (has been frayed together)
Despite the pain, the singer is trying to hold themselves together.

With a graveyard stare (graveyard stare)
The singer's eyes seem hollow and empty.

I can't escape my mind (I can't escape my mind)
The turmoil in the artist's mind is pervasive and seemingly inescapable.