Socratic are an alternative rock band hailing from Cranford/Linden, New Jer… Read Full Bio ↴Socratic are an alternative rock band hailing from Cranford/Linden, New Jersey. They signed to Drive-Thru Records in 2004, released their debut full-length Lunch for the Sky in 2005, the Just Turn EP in 2006 and their Mark Hoppus-produced follow-up album Spread The Rumors in 2008

Socratic formed in 1999 and consists of Duane F. Okun, who sings vocals and plays the guitar, Kevin G. Bryan II who plays the guitar and sings back vocals, Vincent D'Amico who plays piano and also sings back vocals, Thomas Patrick Stratton who plays drums/percussion, and Louis Panico who plays the bass guitar and sings back vocals[1]. Bassist Adam Swider left the group in May 2006 to go back to college and Louis Panico joined the group in 2007, leaving his former band The Showcase.
Socratic were formerly signed to No Milk Records (also past home of Halifax), where they released their debut EP It's Getting Late in 2002. Also in February of 2002 one of Kevin's friends Daniel died. Kevin and Dan were both on the wrestling team at Seton Hall Prep and Kevin was an exceptional wrestler. After the wake Socratic played a concert at Birch Hill in honor of their dead friend. They started with an intro talking about Dan and throughout the show they talked about him. They also had the concert recorded and burned onto a cd for anyone that wanted a copy. In 2004, they were picked up by California record label Drive-Thru Records, who put out their first full-length, Lunch for the Sky, in 2005. The album was Produced by John Goodmanson (Hot Hot Heat, Sleater Kinney, The Blood Brothers) at Longview Farms Studio in rural Western Massachusetts. On December 5th, 2006, a free 5-track EP entitled Just Turn was made available for download from the band's Myspace and PureVolume profiles. Their next full length album entitled Spread The Rumors (produced by Mark Hoppus, current bassist of blink-182 and former vocalist and bass player for +44)[2] hit the shelves on May 6, 2008, featuring the song "Boy In A Magazine," their first single. They also made a video for May I Bum and Smoke and Boy In A Magazine in 2008.

Sleepless Nights
Socratic Lyrics

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I know that the summer is over
I can't wait til the weather gets colder
Every night will freeze over
It's just another sleepless night

After all the things we've been through
Tell me, how many friends must we lose?

Speak the words that were never spoken
Windows to my heart, they still stay broken
So run me over with your car
I'll probably feel better than you do
Just one more ride around
Bodies scraping on the ground
I promise I won't make a sound

I know that the summer is over,
I can't wait til the weather gets colder
Every night will freeze over..

I'm dying but I'm still getting older
It's just another sleepless night
I know it's hard starting over
Especially when everything's frozen over
In September
I will swim out to sea
Cause I want to make my whole body turn dark blue
And then I think I will feel like you

After all the things I put you through,
It's just another sleepless night.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Socratic's "Sleepless Nights" is a melancholic reflection about loss, pain, and hopelessness. The opening lines depict a change in weather that represents a change in life circumstances. As the summer ends and the cold sets in, it is a reminder of the hardship and the lonely nights that await. The repetition of "just another sleepless night" indicates that this is not a new or isolated feeling. The singer is caught in a cycle of insomnia and the feeling of being stuck, with no way out.

The following lyrics talk about the loss of friends and loved ones, and the pain that comes with it. The lines "Speak the words that were never spoken/Windows to my heart, they still stay broken" reveal the regret of leaving things unsaid and the impossibility of repairing a broken heart. The line "So run me over with your car/I'll probably feel better than you do" suggests that the singer is in so much pain that even physical harm seems like a way out.

However, the chorus offers a glimmer of hope. The singer acknowledges that it is hard to start over, especially when it feels like everything is frozen over. But there is a sense of determination - the desire to turn one's body "dark blue" (a metaphor for diving deep into the sea) and to feel what the other person feels. The song ends on a note of acceptance - that even after all the pain and hardship, it is just another sleepless night.

Line by Line Meaning

I know that the summer is over
I am aware that the happy times are gone

I can't wait til the weather gets colder
I am craving the feeling of numbness

Every night will freeze over
I expect to feel nothing

It's just another sleepless night
I am used to the agony

After all the things we've been through
Despite all the memories we share

Tell me, how many friends must we lose?
Why does pain keep following us?

Speak the words that were never spoken
Let's reveal the hidden pain

Windows to my heart, they still stay broken
My emotional wounds have not healed

So run me over with your car
Hurt me more than anyone can

I'll probably feel better than you do
I'd rather feel pain than feel nothing at all

Just one more ride around
One last chance for destruction