Intermezzo
Nightingale Lyrics


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I woke up with a feeling of emptiness inside.
Suddenly felt so lonely like a part of me had died, oh.
I could sacrifice the knowledge and the powers I possess,
To relive the moment when my hand caressed your frozen soul.
Nevermore, never ever, here beside me.
You and I alone when daylight is falling. I'll never see you again.
Deafened by the silence, present in this room.
Waiting for my maker to save me from this gloom, oh.
And then I had this sight inside me I had never seen before,
And suddenly the one I missed, came in through my door.
Finally, you're here beside me, in the darkness.
Something about you has changed, I don't seem to know you.
I see in your eyes you're not here. It's not you.
Stricken by illusion, vision in my mind,
a victim of confusion, all sense is left behind, oh.
I felt that deep inside him was still a part of you.
So I seduced a shadow and what might be you came through
Into my womb.




Oh I feel, you're here inside me, and I will give you shelter now.
I will always be here. I know that I've found you again.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nightingale's song Intermezzo are about a person who wakes up feeling empty and lonely. This person has lost someone they love so much, and they are willing to give up everything they have to relive the moment when they were together. The chorus talks about how the person can never see the one they love again and they're left deafened by the silence. They are waiting for something or someone to save them from this gloom. Later on, they have a vision of the person they were missing, and they feel as if that person has come back to them, but something is different, and they cannot recognize them. They feel that they have found a part of the lost person inside someone else's shadow, and they have taken it in as their own.


The song talks about the grief that comes with losing someone you deeply love. It shows how the person is struggling to come to terms with the loss and how they are willing to do anything to have the person back. The lyrics also depict the confusion that comes with grief and how it can sometimes make you see things that aren't real. The singer's use of metaphors like "seduced a shadow" and "into my womb" creates a vivid image of how the person is trying to find a part of the lost person in someone else. The song's melody is calm, and it complements the lyrics perfectly, making it a heart-wrenching yet aesthetically pleasing piece of music.


Line by Line Meaning

I woke up with a feeling of emptiness inside.
Starting the day with an indescribable sense of inner void and loneliness.


Suddenly felt so lonely like a part of me had died, oh.
A sudden realization of being alone as if there's a missing part within.


I could sacrifice the knowledge and the powers I possess,
Willingness to give up anything to relive a certain cherished moment.


To relive the moment when my hand caressed your frozen soul.
The desire to go back to a past moment when their touch brought life to someone who's emotionally grieving.


Nevermore, never ever, here beside me.
The bitter fact that a loved one is no longer present anymore.


You and I alone when daylight is falling. I'll never see you again.
Recalling the memory of being with someone dear during sunset, but knowing that it will never happen again.


Deafened by the silence, present in this room.
Feeling overwhelmed by the silence of an empty room.


Waiting for my maker to save me from this gloom, oh.
Longing for a divine intervention to rescue oneself from sadness and despair.


And then I had this sight inside me I had never seen before,
Having a new and unexpected vision from within.


And suddenly the one I missed, came in through my door.
The person longing for appears in an unexpected way.


Finally, you're here beside me, in the darkness.
The missed person finally comes back, but in a situation of obscurity.


Something about you has changed, I don't seem to know you.
The person who came back is different from before, and the one who misses them feels unfamiliar about them.


I see in your eyes you're not here. It's not you.
Feeling that the person who came back is not who they thought they were.


Stricken by illusion, vision in my mind,
Being confused by a hallucination and a mental image.


a victim of confusion, all sense is left behind, oh.
Feeling helpless in a confusing moment where one cannot make sense of what's happening.


I felt that deep inside him was still a part of you.
Having a hunch that the person who came back has some characteristics of the missed person deep within them.


So I seduced a shadow and what might be you came through
Trying to lure an image of what could be the missed person, and succeeding.


Into my womb.
Metaphorically receiving the image of the missed person within oneself.


Oh I feel, you're here inside me, and I will give you shelter now.
Sensing the representation of the missed person within oneself, and promising to keep it safe.


I will always be here. I know that I've found you again.
Determined to stay with the representation of the missed person, which could be a memory or an idea, and feeling like they've found them again.




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Comments from YouTube:

MONSTER9451

Hollow -hearted,heart departed...That feeling of not-belonging.You're here,but....

Isabella Makosch

Haha I must be a total band geek cuz this is not the intermezzo I thot it was 😂

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