Intro: Verse: Woke up on a good day And the world was wonderful A midnight summer dream had me in its spell I dreamt about an old man Sat and watched the rain all night He couldn’t sleep a wink as all the drops fell Pre-Chorus He told me of the beauty Hidden in our foreheads He told me of the ugliness We show instead And when we put a foot wrong do we learn From all the pain? A midnight summer dream as he watched the rain Chorus: Then at midnight he poured another drink And bent my ear After midnight we sat up half the night Or maybe more And he began to tell me what it was all for Verse: I woke up in an armchair He had gone I don’t know where Left me there to sit and look at the rain Don’t remember much at all But his words were echoing A midnight summer dream and then wake again Pre-Chorus Maybe I’ll never find him Maybe he’s gone forever Maybe I’ll have to sit here Watching the weather One thing’s pretty certain helped me Make it in the night Showed me somewhere else between wrong and right i>Chorus: So at midnight if you can’t sleep Then I can bend your ear After midnight we’ll sit up half the night Or maybe more And I’ll begin to tell you what it is all for Instrumental: sus2C#suu> Verse: I Wake up on a good day And the world feels wonderful A Midnight summer dream has me in its spell OUTRO: - TO FADE OUT

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque une rencontre onirique, où le narrateur se réveille dans un monde éblouissant et se laisse emporter par un rêve d'été nocturne. Il fait la connaissance d'un vieil homme qui observe la pluie, partageant des réflexions sur la beauté intérieure que nous avons souvent tendance à oublier, tout en faisant face à nos imperfections. À travers leurs échanges, le narrateur est confronté à des questions sur le sens de la vie et la façon dont nous apprenons des douleurs que nous traversons. Le vieux sage lui offre une sorte de réconfort, lui promettant des discussions nocturnes pour explorer ensemble le sens de tout cela. Cependant, comme dans un songe, le narrateur se réveille, seul, plongé dans ses pensées tout en regardant tomber la pluie. Ce mélange de douce mélancolie et de quête de compréhension fait de cette chanson un reflet poétique des incertitudes et des beautés de la vie.