Saturday Night Inside Out
The Avalanches Lyrics
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Just drumming up a little weirdness
It gets late so early now
The waves come in in mountain phases
I'd see fire where it's not supposed to be
I first saw her in a mega store
The fulfillment of a 10th grade prophecy
A motel masterpiece
Blind to the branching possibilities
Teardrops were standing in my eyes
Like deer before they bolt
I adored the way she modified my mornings
When I'd wake up in the calm shoals of her bed
Somersaults or smoke in a universe of sleep
Before she slipped into her heritage and disappeared
And she taught me to relight, relight and relight again
The lyrics to The Avalanches feat. Father John Misty & David Berman's song Saturday Night Inside Out paint a vivid picture of a late night, filled with strange happenings and unexpected encounters. The opening lines, "We inaugurate the evening, just drumming up a little weirdness," set the tone for the rest of the song, which seems to be a series of surreal vignettes.
As the night wears on, the singer becomes increasingly disoriented, struggling to tell reality from fantasy. They describe seeing "fire where it's not supposed to be," perhaps a hallucination caused by exhaustion or intoxication. They also mention encountering a "day-glow raven born into a free fall," a mysterious figure whose significance remains unclear.
The song's middle section is focused on a romantic relationship, which the singer describes in poetic terms. They refer to their partner as a "motel masterpiece" and describe feeling "blind to the branching possibilities" of their future together. Despite the dreamlike quality of the lyrics, there is a sense of sadness and loss present as well, as the singer reflects on how their partner "disappeared" and left them behind.
Overall, Saturday Night Inside Out is a haunting and evocative song that captures the strange, surreal quality of a night out on the town.
Line by Line Meaning
We inaugurate the evening
We're starting the night
Just drumming up a little weirdness
Trying to make things interesting
It gets late so early now
Time goes by quickly
The waves come in in mountain phases
The waves are big and powerful
I'd see fire where it's not supposed to be
I'd see unexpected things
I first saw her in a mega store
I met her at a big store
The day-glow raven born into a free fall
A bright and dark thing falling from the sky
The fulfillment of a 10th grade prophecy
A prediction from the past came true
A motel masterpiece
A memorable moment in a motel
Blind to the branching possibilities
Not aware of the different options
Teardrops were standing in my eyes
Tears were about to fall from my eyes
Like deer before they bolt
Like a startled animal
I adored the way she modified my mornings
I loved how she changed my mornings for the better
When I'd wake up in the calm shoals of her bed
When I'd wake up next to her
Somersaults or smoke in a universe of sleep
Strange and dreamlike things
Before she slipped into her heritage and disappeared
Before she left and went back to her roots
And she taught me to relight, relight and relight again
She taught me to keep trying
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ROBERT CHATER, DAVID BERMAN, ANTHONY DI BLASI
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