Midnight
Paul-Marie Barbier Lyrics


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She looks so sad with eyes that cry
Let me be, I have not died
It's just that I have had no one
To tell me I am not alone

All the stars in the sky and the heaven above
Look down on us with their love
And I know that I have had no one
To tell me I am not alone

If there was a red rose in a smoky room
I'm sure that rose would fade and die
But if I took her from the smoke and the gloom
I'm sure she would spring to life

All the stars in the sky and the heaven above
Look down on us with their love
And I know that I have had no one
To tell me I am not alone
I am not alone
You are not alone
We are not alone
We are never alone
We are not alone
We are never alone

If there was a red rose in a smoky room
I'm sure that rose would fade and die
But if I took her from the smoke and the gloom
I'm sure she would spring to life

Do do do do do

If there was a red rose in a smoky room
I'm sure that rose would fade and die
But if I took her from the smoke and the gloom
I'm sure she would spring to life





She, she would spring to life

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Paul-Marie Barbier's song "Midnight" describe the longing and nostalgia one feels when reminiscing about a lost love. The singer hears a song on the radio that brings back memories of a past relationship, specifically the night when his partner let him go. He remembers holding her tight and the emotion of losing her that still lingers in the air even now. The singer pleads for just one more night and asks if his partner would still be there for him if he called tonight. He's willing to take the midnight train just to see her again, to relive the memories they shared.


The song captures the bittersweet feeling of holding onto old memories of past love, the pain of loss, and the hope for a second chance. The lyrics convey a deep sense of yearning and vulnerability, amplified by the haunting melody and its repetition. The repetitive nature of the lyrics mirrors the singer's repetitive thoughts and actions, as he continuously plays the song, trying to relive what he had lost.


Overall, "Midnight" is a soulful and moving song that speaks to anyone who has experienced heartbreak and loss.


Line by Line Meaning

When I hear that song on the radio
The memories of a past relationship resurface when hearing a particular song.


I can almost feel that night when you let me go
A deep emotion of hurt and loss is felt and remembered from the moment of break-up.


Do you remember how good it felt when I held you tight
Painful nostalgia of a beautiful and happy past memory of holding each other is reminisced upon.


Do you remember the night
A wistful request to remember in detail an event or evening they both shared.


Give me one more
A last chance plea for reconciliation or forgiveness.


Just give me one more night
Wishful thinking of spending one more night together as an attempt to reconcile the relationship.


I'll take the midnight train
A determined effort to go to great lengths to restore the broken relationship.


Just to see you again
A poignant desire to see the one they love again and rekindle the relationship.


If I called tonight
A hypothetical question to test the waters before making a plan to meet.


Baby would you be there
A hopeful inquiry to see if the other person still has interest and desire for a possible reunion.


And these lonely nights I've spent alone
A confession of the isolation and longing felt since the separation from their beloved.


Hoping that one day soon you'd come back home
A wishful expectation of a time when the other person returns and they can start over again.


It's the emotion of losing you that fills the air tonight
The painful sentiment of losing the one they love can be tangibly felt and sensed in the atmosphere around them.


Let's give it one more try
A hopeful suggestion to make another attempt at reconciliation and starting over.


Just to see you again
An all-encompassing desire to see and be with the one they love again, no matter the cost.


I'll take the midnight train
The promise of traveling far and wide to connect with the other person and win their heart back.


Baby would you be there
A variation of an earlier plea for assurance of the other person's desire to connect and restore the broken relationship.


Just to see you again
A repeated and passionate plea to see the other person again at any cost.


Baby would you be there
A repetition and emphasis of a previous inquiry regarding the interest and desire of the other person.


Just to see you again
A repeated and heart-felt desire to be reunited with the one they love more than anything.


If I called tonight
A repetition of an earlier question to gauge the possibility of a reunion with the other person.


Baby would you be there
A repetition of the hopeful inquiry to measure the potential for repairing the connection and relationship.


I'll take the midnight train
A final statement of the commitment to do whatever it takes to restore the relationship, no matter how difficult.


Just to see you again
A last cry to be reunited with the one they love, still burning with a fierce desire to regain their love and affection.




Lyrics © HYVETOWN MUSIC INC
Written by: Paul Rodgers

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@LeafLeafy

The original is so gorgeous already and now I feel like I'm perceiving this song in an extra dimension.

@mariot1020

Ever since I listened to a snippet of this in the "Chill with Caravan Palace (1 hour mix)" video, I've waited for this day. And it's finally here <3

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+1

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Sorry guys, I'm first! That's our song, so we get to have that little privilege <I^_^I>

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HELLOOO

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Hi, do you know if and when any sheet music might be available for this and the other covers? They are so gorgeous, as in ridiculously so😍, and my mum, who's a piano teacher has been looking for the sheet music for one of her students...

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@Lerratic

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@suniscopper

time to loop this for all eternity

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