Here Comes the Night
Van Morrison Lyrics

Whoa, here it comes
The singer is bracing himself for the upcoming night, which seems to be bringing painful memories and emotions.

Here comes the night
The night symbolizes a time of loneliness and grieving for the singer, as he reflects on his past relationship.

Here comes the night
The night is still on the way, and the singer is dreading the return of the emotions that he knows will come with it.

Whoa whoa whoa yeah
The singer is expressing his intense emotions, which are building up inside of him.

I could see right out my window
The singer is observing the situation from a distance, as if he is a spectator to his own pain.

Walkin' down the street, my girl
The singer's ex-girlfriend is walking down the street with another man, which hurts him deeply.

With another guy
The woman has moved on from the singer and is dating someone else.

His arm around her
The new man is physically intimate with the singer's ex-girlfriend, which intensifies the singer's pain.

Like it used to be with me
The singer remembers when he used to hold and comfort his ex-girlfriend in the same way.

Whoa, it makes me want to die
The immense pain of seeing his ex-girlfriend with another man is almost unbearable for the singer.

Yeah yeah yeah
The singer is emphasizing the depth of his emotion, which is difficult to express in words.

There they go
The man and the singer's ex-girlfriend are moving on with their lives, leaving the singer behind.

It's funny how they look so good together
The sight of the new couple looking happy together is ironic and painful for the singer.

Wonder what is wrong with me
The singer questions what caused his relationship to break down and why he can't move on like his ex-girlfriend has.

Why can't I, accept the fact she's chosen him
The singer is struggling to come to terms with the fact that his ex-girlfriend has moved on and chosen someone else.

And simply let them be
The singer wishes he could just accept the situation and move on without feeling such intense pain and grief.

She's with him he's turning down the lights
The new man is initiating physical intimacy with the singer's ex-girlfriend, which the singer sees as a betrayal.

And now he's holding her
The new man is comforting the singer's ex-girlfriend in the same way the singer used to do.

The way I used to do
The singer remembers how he used to hold and comfort his ex-girlfriend, which intensifies his pain even more.

I could see, her closing her eyes
The singer is still observing the situation from a distance and noticing how his ex-girlfriend is responding to the new man's affection.

And tellin' him lies
The singer's ex-girlfriend is pretending to be happy and content in her new relationship, even though the singer can see that she is still hurting.

Exactly like she told me, too
The singer remembers how his ex-girlfriend used to lie to him about her true feelings, which makes him feel like their relationship was a lie.

The long, the long and lonely night
The night is taking on a new meaning for the singer, as it becomes a symbol for the long and lonely road ahead of him as he tries to move on from his past relationship.

Night, night, night, night, night, night
The repetition of 'night' emphasizes the singer's overwhelming feelings of loneliness and despair.