[Part I]
[Intro: Future]
Drop your location, she think she me or sum’ (Hendrix)
Put on my chains, now she think she me or sum’
She keep a Glock in her bag, she think …
[Verse 1]
You said, “Speak from your mind
The words that it finds
Come out of your soul, a part of the whole”
You said, “What does it change?
Both of us know
After tonight, there …
[TONY]
Maria…
The most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria…
All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria…
Maria, Maria…
Maria!
I’ve just met a girl named Maria
And …
[Verse 1]
What happens in dreams where we fly?
Never been as high as tonight
Staring through a window in time
For someone to show me what I’m like
He said, “Hello”, it’s like a …
[Verse 1]
Oh-oh-oh, every little smile hides a little lie
Could cut the silence with a knife
Subatomic bliss is nothing left to miss
It’s just empty Russian roulette
[Pre-Chorus]
Try to brush it off my …
Can’t be sleepin’
Keep on wakin’1
Is that the woman next to me?2
Guilt is burning
Inside I’m hurting3
This ain’t a feeling I can’t keep
So blame it on the night4
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me
Blame it on the night
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me
Blame it on the night
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me
So blame it on the night
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me
Can’t you see it, I was manipulated by it5
Too little to the dawn
I had no choice in this6
I was a friend she missed
She needed me to talk7
So blame it on the night
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me
Blame it on the night
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me
Blame it on the night
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me
So blame it on the night
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me
Oh I’m so sorry, so sorry baby8
Yeah
Ooh I got defense (oh I promise I’ll be better this time, I will be better this time)
Oh I promise (I’ll be better this time, I will be better this time)9
Don’t blame it on me
Don’t blame it on me10
A restless night indicates that something is wrong with Calvin Harris.
Upon noticing a girl in his bed, he realizes he may have done something wrong.
After realizing his mistake, Calvin Harris immediately has regrets.
“Blame it on the night” is a way to dodge responsibilities for one’s actions. “Don’t blame it on me,” says Calvin Harris. Rather, “blame it on the night.” This is something akin to saying, “It wasn’t my fault! I was drunk!”
Of course, Calvin Harris is well aware that blaming his actions of sleeping around on the environment around him is a fruitless endeavor, but he continues to rationalize with himself to escape responsibility.
Many people say as the night gets later, only bad decisions are made. Terrible excuses are made regarding these bad decisions, like “I had no choice.”
Calvin Harris pleads his case, explaining that he had no intentions of having cheating. He only wanted to talk with an old friend.
Clearly Calvin Harris regrets his actions. He regrets being unfaithful.
Now looking ahead to the future, rather than the past, Calvin Harris promises not to make the same mistake again.
Although Calvin Harris is the one singing this song, the lyrics may have been more inspired by John Newman, the song’s author who is featured in the song.
2 user explanations and meanings
Riri
This song deals with a man who had an ex-lover over to his home, after which his girlfriend became jealous and leaves him. He is regretful and wants to apologize. Instead of taking responsibility for his actions however, he passes the blame to timing. He is refusing to admit he is part of this conflict.
Anonymous
This song is about murder. Like, straight up. Look at the video.