It Was the Night
Other Lives Lyrics


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It was the night that you had left us
You were so gone, when they found you
It was the hour that you had come back
You were so gone
All of the reasons we're not meant to know

Let the wind sweep over you
And hear the sound that's calling you
To come back
We'll find you, we know that you're there

It was the night that you had left us
You were so gone when we found you
All of the years you can now put behind you

Let the wind sweep over you
And hear the sound that's calling you




To come back
We'll find you, we know that you're there

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Other Lives's song "It Was the Night" express the pain and longing of losing someone who has left unexpectedly. The song reflects a deep sense of sorrow and confusion, as the singer struggles to come to terms with the sudden disappearance of their loved one. The first verse speaks to the moment of loss, as the singer recalls the night that the person left and the feeling of emptiness that followed. The lines "You were so gone, when they found you / It was the hour that you had come back / You were so gone / All of the reasons we're not meant to know" convey a sense of bewilderment and helplessness.


The chorus, "Let the wind sweep over you / And hear the sound that's calling you / To come back / We'll find you, we know that you're there" suggests a willingness to move forward while also recognizing the need to hold on to the memory of the lost person. The wind is a recurring motif in the song, perhaps symbolizing both the passage of time and a connection to the natural cycles of life and death.


Overall, "It Was the Night" is a haunting and emotional song that captures the grief and confusion of losing someone suddenly. It is a poignant reflection on both the universal experience of loss and the unique circumstances that surround each individual loss.


Line by Line Meaning

It was the night that you had left us
This line refers to the night when someone dear to the singer left them.


You were so gone, when they found you
This line means that when they found the person who left, they were in a bad state.


It was the hour that you had come back
This line refers to the time when the person returned.


You were so gone
This line reiterates that the person who left was not in a good state.


All of the reasons we're not meant to know
This line indicates that the reasons for the person's departure and return are unclear and unknowable.


Let the wind sweep over you
This line is an invitation to the person who left to let go and be free.


And hear the sound that's calling you
This line suggests that there is something or someone calling out to the person who left and inviting them back.


To come back
This line is an appeal made to the person to return.


We'll find you, we know that you're there
This line implies that the person who left is still present or that their spirit is still there.


All of the years you can now put behind you
This line implies that the person can move on from their past and begin anew.




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Ayşe

bu şarkı daima, her dinlediğimde aynı hissiyatı yaşatacak galiba. "it was the night, you had left us"

Abel xo

Kesinlikle

Kayahan ÜNAL

Aynen öyle..

Vicki Reed

be still my heart. This is just an amazing song. Goosebumps.❤

Saleh Doweel

Very very very very talented band!!!

Vidal jacques

ce groupe dégage une musique expérimentatielle et de fraicheur à vous couper le souffle .c'est un album que je défends absolument.c'est une perle musicale

monique barbeau

very beautiful song

Kyriaki Georgiopoulou

...such a great music...

Brianna

my fave song of all time.

martinaelis

Magic music!

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