Let the Right One In
Nightmares Lyrics


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Keep talking slowly cause it feels like the first time
I never thought that pain could feel so good

On the first day
The american gods
Created a world for your eyes to see

On the next day
The american gods
Created a man to watch him bleed
Just to watch him bleed
Now you're the judas for me

I don't want to wait to live forever
So I'm letting go
I'll sink below, I'll sink below

I don't want to wait to live forever
So I'm letting go
I'll sink below, I'll sink below

What can you offer me that you're okay to sacrifice?
You live in fear until the sun burns you out

How can I live with the lies?
Because I'm living a lie
Were you hoping to crash?
Because it happened too fast

I don't want to wait to live forever
So I'm letting go
I'll sink below, I'll sink below

I don't want to wait to live forever
So I'm letting go
I'll sink below, I'll sink below

On the first day
The american gods

On the next day
The american gods

We don't want to wait to live forever
So we're letting go

We don't want to wait to live forever
So we'll sink below, so we'll sink below

We don't want to wait to live forever (x3)




So we're letting go
We'll sink below, so we'll sink below

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Nightmares' song Let The Right One In have a complex meaning, incorporating themes of pain, sacrifice, and fear. The first verse tells us to keep talking slowly because it feels like the first time and that pain can feel good. This could show that the singer finds pleasure in pain or that they are numb to pain due to experiencing it so much. The second verse refers to the creation of the world by the American gods and their creation of man to watch him bleed, highlighting the idea of sacrifice. The chorus repeats the phrase "I don't want to wait to live forever, so I'm letting go, I'll sink below" several times, suggesting the desire for release from the pain and fear of living.


The third verse asks what can be offered that's worth sacrificing for and that living in fear is a lie. The fourth and final verse is a rhetorical question asking if crashing was anticipated because it happened too fast. The song ends with the chorus repeating "We don't want to wait to live forever, so we're letting go, we'll sink below" multiple times, perhaps implying the inevitability of death and the desire to let go of this human existence.


Line by Line Meaning

Keep talking slowly cause it feels like the first time
Speak slowly and carefully because it feels like a new experience every time


I never thought that pain could feel so good
I never imagined that suffering could be so pleasurable


On the first day The american gods Created a world for your eyes to see
The gods created a new world so that you can perceive it with your eyes


On the next day The american gods Created a man to watch him bleed Just to watch him bleed Now you're the judas for me
The gods created a man just to watch him suffer and now you're a betrayer to me


I don't want to wait to live forever So I'm letting go I'll sink below, I'll sink below
I don't want to wait for eternal life, so I'm releasing myself and drowning


What can you offer me that you're okay to sacrifice? You live in fear until the sun burns you out
What can you give me that you're willing to lose? You exist in the dread until you're burnt out by the sun


How can I live with the lies? Because I'm living a lie Were you hoping to crash? Because it happened too fast
How can I survive with deception? Because I'm deceiving myself. Did you desire to have an accident? Because it occurred too quickly


On the first day The american gods
On the first day, the American gods created a new world


On the next day The american gods
On the second day, the American gods created a new being


We don't want to wait to live forever So we're letting go
We can't wait for eternity so we're freeing ourselves


We don't want to wait to live forever So we'll sink below, so we'll sink below
We don't want to wait for everlasting life, so we'll submerge ourselves


We don't want to wait to live forever (x3) So we're letting go We'll sink below, so we'll sink below
We can't wait for eternal life (repeated three times), so we're releasing ourselves and sinking down




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Ryan Prewitt

Love the horror feel to their music.

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IDK why but i love this band. i know they have a common sound but i enjoy them doing it far more than other bands. 

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I love them, saw them live and they killed it

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