Last Nite
The Strokes栀 Lyrics

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Last night she said
Oh baby I feel so down
Oh it turn me off
When I feel left out
So I, I turned around
Oh maybe I don't care no more
I know this for sure
I'm walking out that door

Well I've been in town for just now fifteen oh minutes now
Oh baby I feel so down
And I don't know why
I've been walking for miles

See people they don't understand
No girlfriends they can't understand
Your grandsons they won't understand
On top of this ain't ever gonna understand

Last night she said
Oh baby, don't feel so down
Oh it turn me off
When I feel left out
So I, I turn around
Oh baby gonna be alright
It was a great big lie
As I left that night, yeah

Oh people they don't understand
No girlfriends they don't understand
In spaceships they won't understand
And me ain't ever gonna understand

Last night she said
Oh maybe I feel so down
She turn me off
When I feel left out
So I, I turn around,
Oh little girl I don't care no more
I know this for sure

I'm walking out that door
Yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The Strokes song “Last Nite” are seemingly reflective of the struggles of a relationship. The song starts with a depiction of a woman expressing her sadness to the singer, saying “Oh baby I feel so down”. The singer, however, seems indifferent to the woman’s woes, and “I turned around” and declared “maybe I don’t care no more”. He proclaims that “I’m walking out that door,” indicating the definitive end of their relationship.

Later on in the song, the singer expresses that the woman, along with other people, can’t seem to understand him and his feelings. He says “no girlfriends they can’t understand” and “your grandsons they won’t understand.” This could be an indication of his feelings of isolation and detachment from society. The song ends on a somber note with the singer leaving the woman behind, declaring “I’m walking out that door, yeah”.

Line by Line Meaning

Last night she said
The girl spoke to me last night

Oh baby I feel so down
The girl expressed her sadness to me

Oh it turn me off
Her sadness is affecting me negatively

When I feel left out
She is feeling excluded from something

So I, I turned around
I made an attempt to help her feel better

Oh maybe I don't care no more
I am unsure if I still care about her problems

I know this for sure
However, I am certain of one thing

I'm walking out that door
I am leaving the situation

Well I've been in town for just now fifteen oh minutes now
I am new to this town

And I don't know why
I do not understand why the girl is upset

I've been walking for miles
I have been trying to clear my head by walking