Some Nights
by: fun.
album: Some Nights
genre: alternative
video: Some Nights official video
Subjective:
The rhythmic percussion instrument base in this song along with the layered
harmonies is addicting. I find myself involuntarily turning the volume control
to maximum when this comes on the radio or my playlist. Perhaps it’s the
resonant tribal rhythms that speak to primal human emotions.
Objective: The song speaks of a questioning of life’s
choices and wanting to make something of life that is worth the struggle. But
confusion reigns and the artist is not even sure of what he wants and who he
is, in life and in relationships. The battle, which the music and words convey, is not necessarily with
external forces, but is with oneself. Old beliefs are not sufficient for
answering the questions of why things happen and the regret that sometimes
follows one’s choices. And, no answers are forthcoming. The song lingers with
the question, “What do I stand for?”
Theological:
All of humanity experiences existential questioning and the anguish of
uncertainty. This song, as much of art does, asks the questions that are often
kept hidden in the depths of our psyches. What is our purpose when there seems
to be only disillusionment and disenchantment? Is there something more than
this life? Perhaps this song distains an answer and only wants us to think and
question, What are my convictions? What
gives me strength, life and joy? Sometimes, only by living through the
questions with patient perseverance can we find peace and purpose. God is in the questions. Are we willing to ask them?