Fav Song Review: Some Nights by FUN

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"Some Nights"

Some nights I stay up cashing in my bad luck
 Some nights I call it a draw
 Some nights I wish that my lips could build a castle
 Some nights I wish they'd just fall off

 But I still wake up, I still see your ghost
 Oh, Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for oh
 Whoa oh oh (What do I stand for?)
 Whoa oh oh (What do I stand for?)
 Most nights I don't know anymore...
 Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh,
 Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh

 This is it, boys, this is war - what are we waiting for?
 Why don't we break the rules already?
 I was never one to believe the hype
 Save that for the black and white
 I try twice as hard and I'm half as liked,
 But here they come again to jack my style

 That's alright (that's alright)
 I found a martyr in my bed tonight
 She stops my bones from wondering just who I am, who I am, who I am
 Oh, who am I? Mmm... Mmm...

 Well, some nights I wish that this all would end
 'Cause I could use some friends for a change.
 And some nights I'm scared you'll forget me again
 Some nights I always win, I always win...

 But I still wake up, I still see your ghost
 Oh, Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for, oh
 Whoa oh oh (What do I stand for?)
 Whoa oh oh (What do I stand for?)
 Most nights I don't know... (oh, come on)

 So this is it. I sold my soul for this?
 Washed my hands of that for this?
 I miss my mom and dad for this?

 (Come on)

 No. When I see stars, when I see, when I see stars, that's all they are
 When I hear songs, they sound like a swan, so come on.
 Oh, come on. Oh, come on. Oh, come on!

 Well, that is it guys, that is all - five minutes in and I'm bored again
 Ten years of this, I'm not sure if anybody understands
 This one is not for the folks at home;
 Sorry to leave, mom, I had to go
 Who the hell wants to die alone all dried up in the desert sun?

 My heart is breaking for my sister and the con that she called "love"
 When I look into my nephew's eyes...
 Man, you wouldn't believe the most amazing things that can come from...
 Some terrible nights... ah...

 Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh,
 Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, oh

 The other night you wouldn't believe the dream I just had about you and me
 I called you up but we'd both agree

 It's for the best you didn't listen
 It's for the best we get our distance... Oh...
 It's for the best you didn't listen
 It's for the best we get our distance... Oh...

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fun/somenights.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQkBeOisNM0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AfTBoCKJbU

This song really gets the old mind going. With metaphors and lyrics describing heartbreak in a catchy tune, one cannot help but enjoy this song when heard on the radio. I prefer the version of the song sung by Peter Hollens (third link). I play this song more on my harmonica in the park and I'm likely going to find someone who knows what I'm playing and they sing with me. This song brings me great feelings of peace because of my traveling around town and finding strangers who love music just as much as I do. Sometimes they will consider giving me money, but I turn them down. For this song is not meant to bring me wealth but is meant to bring happiness.