Paul Weller (born 25 May 1958) is an English singer / songwriter, leader of… Read Full Bio ↴Paul Weller (born 25 May 1958) is an English singer / songwriter, leader of two successful bands: The Jam and The Style Council. In England, he is recognised as something of a national institution yet, because much of his songwriting is rooted in English culture, he has remained essentially a national rather than an international star.

Weller's eleventh studio album, Sonik Kicks, was released on 19 March 2012. The Green Songfacts reports that it was recorded in Weller’s own Black Barn Studios in Ripley, Surrey, with co-producer Simon Dine and engineer Charles Rees.

Born John William Weller in Stanley Road, Woking, he was also a central figure in the Mod revival. As the leader of the Jam, Paul Weller fronted the most popular British band of the punk era, influencing legions of English rockers that ranged from his mod-revival contemporaries to the Smiths in the '80s and Oasis in the '90s. During the final days of the Jam, he developed a fascination with Motown and soul, which led him to form the sophisti-pop group the Style Council in 1983. As the Style Council's career progressed, Weller's interest in soul developed into an infatuation with jazz-pop and house music, which eventually led to gradual erosion of his audience — by 1990, he couldn't get a record contract in the UK, where he had previously been worshipped as a demi-god. As a solo artist, Weller returned to soul music as an inspiration, cutting it with the progressive, hippie tendencies of Traffic. Weller's solo records were more organic and rootsier than the Style Council, which helped him regain his popularity within Britain. By the mid-'90s, he had released three successful albums which were both critically-acclaimed and massively popular in England, where contemporary bands like Ocean Colour Scene were citing him as an influence. Just as importantly, many observers, while occasionally criticizing the trad-rock nature of his music, acknowledged that Weller was one of the few rock veterans that had managed to stay vital within the second decade of his career.

Now The Night Is Here
Paul Weller Lyrics

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Let's you and I
Blow gently on
The embers of today
Now the night is here
To tell us - to be in love

Let us not talk
Harshly now

Our time is to reconcile
Now the night is here
To tell us - to be in love

Now the night softly says
That the world is here to stay
Falling out misty dreams
We arrive so swift it seems to be

No velvet dress can compare
To your beauty face so fair
And your grace shall carry you through
To a better place
And I shall follow you

Let's cast the wind
That brought us here
'til we know not when
Now the night is here

To tell us - to be in love
To be in love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Paul Weller's song Now The Night Is Here are about a couple who come together to reconcile before the night falls. They intend to end the day on a positive note by blowing gently on the embers of today, which suggests that they are trying to rekindle their relationship. They are not willing to talk harshly on anything, as they feel that their time is to reconcile. The night is a symbol of love, encouraging them to let go of the past and start anew.

The verse "Now the night softly says, that the world is here to stay, falling out misty dreams, we arrive so swift it seems to be" indicates that they are reassured by the arrival of the night, as it symbolizes the permanency of their love. The couple is lost in each other's beauty, with no materialistic item coming close to their partner's elegance. The last verse "Let's cast the wind that brought us here until we know not when, now the night is here to tell us to be in love" implies that they do not want their moment of reconciliation to end and wish to be in love forever.

Line by Line Meaning

Let's you and I
Let's both start doing this

Blow gently on
Handle this situation calmly

The embers of today
The remaining or final memories of the current day

Now the night is here
Now is the time when it should all happen

To tell us - to be in love
The night is encouraging us to fall in love

Let us not talk
Let's stop talking

Harshly now
In a rude or cruel manner

Our time is to reconcile
We need to make peace with each other at this moment

Now the night is here
Now is the time when it should all happen

To tell us - to be in love
The night is encouraging us to fall in love

Now the night softly says
The night quietly hints us