Barclay James Harvest - Midnight Drug [] [] [] [] [] [] [C#m]I get up early in the [B]morning [C#m] It’s up and out with the [B]sun [C#m] Spending my days making [B]natural highs And in the [C#m]evening when my work is [B]done [A] Speak to my woman each [B]day [A] I tell my lady that I’m [B]missing her And I [A]hope she feels the [B]same At [C#m]least she knows that I’m not Sharing out our love With the midnight [B]drug [] [] [] [] [C#m] You spend your day in an [B]in-joke [C#m] And no one’s laughing but the [B]monkey in you Para[C#m]noia for the highest [B]price [A] Spending your life in the [B]night [A] The kind of women who don’t [B]come for free But then I [A]guess they know you’ll pay the [B]price If they can [C#m]keep you up They know you’ve got what turns them on The midnight [B]drug [] [] [] [B]How many times must we tell you [E]Just how much we care [B]You must know how we love you [E]But we can’t even meet half-way [A]Well I’ve got something to [B]tell you [A] If you can only take it [B]in If you can [a]just stop looking for What you never get enough of The midnight [B]drug [C#m] I like my sugar in [B]tea [C#m] You spend your life going [B]faster There’s no sur[C#m]viving when you crash at [B]speed [A]Now I’m not saying that I’m [B]wrong or right [A]But that the truth is plain to [B]see [A] I get my kicks from my friends and their [B]love It’s the [A]kind of love that comes for [B]free They’re the [C#m]kind of friends That you don’t find when you go looking for They only pick you up then let you fall ’Till you come back for more Of the midnight [B]drug

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque la vie de quelqu'un qui se lève tôt, profitant des plaisirs simples de la journée, tout en pensant à sa partenaire qu'il ressent distante. Il aborde le contraste entre cet amour sincère et les plaisirs fugaces que l'on peut trouver à la faveur de la nuit, où les relations ne sont souvent que superficielles. À travers cette réflexion, il souligne l'importance de l'amour authentique et de l'amitié qui donne du sens, par opposition aux distractions temporaires. Dans cet univers, il se questionne sur la recherche incessante de quelque chose qui ne peut jamais vraiment satisfaire, représentant une quête vaine qui semble captiver tant de gens. Il préfère certainement se concentrer sur les vraies connexions humaines plutôt que de se perdre dans le chaos de ses désirs.