Nighttime Hunger is about anxiety and the power of fear. It's a song about how our deepest fears come alive at night, and subside by day. We sing the song as an anthem, shouting our fears loud enough that we’re no longer scared.
lyrics
Nighttime hunger eats at me like I'm supposed to be alone
Wish that he could fill me up so that I could feel whole
Now there's something keeping me from falling asleep
Then each morning pulls me from the deep
When the darkness comes, w-w-w-when the darkness comes
Nighttime hunger and all the fears that it brings tend to fade in the light
In daytime I build a new me but still dread the night
I try to keep moving but I can't seem to chase my monsters away
When the darkness comes it takes everything from me
When the darkness comes, w-w-w-when the darkness comes
credits
from YOUNG,
track released April 21, 2017
Written by Hana Rose Elion, Justine Mitchell, Adley Arthur Atkin
supported by 26 fans who also own “Nighttime Hunger”
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