Lyrics to
The Night Time’s For You

This version of The Night Time’S For You was released by Steppenwolf in 1971.

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You’re hair hangs under black silk
The gown you wear blows in the wind
You’re one of the devils best friends
Your burning eyes are doin’ me in

The Night Time’s for you, yeah the Night Time’s for you
The Night Time’s for you, yeah the Night Time’s for you

You think up evil and sin
And take away everything that I own
Talk in symbols and signs
That goes beyond anything that I’ve known

Repeat Chorus

Does the night give you power just to rule over me
I’ve been waiting for the hour ’til your chains set me free
Set me free, set me free, set me free

Repeat

Full moon shines in your eyes, a bell tolls
Keeps ringin’ the hour
The birds you keep, scream to be free
And like a bird I’m under your power

Repeat Chorus

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About Lyrics and The Night Time’S For You by Steppenwolf

The lyrics to The Night Time’S For You are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Steppenwolf used when the song was created in 1971. The lyrics to The Night Time’S For You have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Steppenwolf and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to The Night Time’S For You by Steppenwolf. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to The Night Time’S For You" means the words set to the music of The Night Time’S For You, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Steppenwolf. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to The Night Time’S For You and the lyrics to The Night Time’S For You are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Steppenwolf who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Night Time’S For You, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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