A poignant plea for connection, Nightshifts’ “Next to Me” captures the intimacy of solitude in our darkest hour.
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There’s something about being alone in the dead of night that brings out our truest selves – the vulnerable, unprotected parts we tend to cover up during the day. But there’s beauty in reality, as can be felt in Nightshifts’ longing new single. A haunting, poignant plea for connection, “Next to Me” captures the intimacy of solitude in our darkest hour through a dazzling array of hazy sounds and dreamy melodies.
A fire sparked from inside of you
is burning its way through the back of the room
All that I can hope to do
is sit here and hope that I too get consumed
Listen: “Next To Me” – Nightshifts
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Call you up, just in time
Right before we might
Wash away like some rocks in the sea
All the while I just wanted to feel you right,
Next to me
“‘Next to Me’ is a slow-burning love song I crafted over the course of a year,” Andrew Oliver shares. “It’s about not wanting something special to slip away. I was thinking about how every good situation comes attached with the bittersweet realization that it will eventually end. The better it is, the harder it will be. Pessimistic, I know! I’m a happy fellow in real life, I just love writing sad songs.”
Always simple and still
What do we get at the top of this hill?
You may change, but I never will,
Endlessly chasing some long forgot thrill
Some sad songs are worth the tears: Nightshifts connect us to real feelings, offering an escape from the everyday that bears palpable meaning and considerable weight. “Next to Me” is a love song – a sad song, but a love song nonetheless, and a beautiful cry for love in spite of the pain and sorrow that comes with it. Take a step out of the everyday to give Nightshifts a listen, exclusively on Atwood Magazine!
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