The 11th track off of the Gin Blossoms album “New Miserable Experience”.
This song, like many of their others, is about being drunk. Specifically being black out drunk where you can only remember “Pieces of the Night”.
This song was written by Doug Hopkins (April 11, 1961 – December 5, 1993) one o...
[Verse 1]
Well, is it any wonder that the stars just don't rush by
When you're only doin' 60 through this oh-so-vacant night?
But it's lacking something big this time
What the hell did you expect to find
Aphrodite on a barstool by your side?
[Chorus]
Twelfth night we go
After something everyone should know
Somewhere in the distance, out of sight
Then I saw gin mill, rainfall
What do you remember, if at all?
Only pieces of the night
[Verse 2]
And is it any wonder in the middle of the crowd
If you let your feet get trampled on
When the music is that loud?
But you wanted to be where you are
But it looked much better from afar
A hillside in shadow
Between the people and the stars
[Chorus]
Twelfth night we go
After something everyone should know
Somewhere in the distance, out of sight
Then I saw gin mill, rainfall
What do you remember, if at all?
Only pieces of the night
[Bridge]
And it seems so distant
But still, only half the night away
Where notions between your questions come too
Is it any wonder where
The pieces of the night have been?
[Chorus]
Twelfth night we go
After something everyone should know
Somewhere in the distance, out of sight
Then I saw gin mill, rainfall
What do you remember, if at all?
Only pieces of the night
[Post-Chorus]
Only pieces of the night
Then I saw
Only pieces of the night
[Chorus]
Twelfth night we go (Only pieces of the night)
After something everyone should know
Somewhere in the distance, out of sight
Then I saw, gin mill, rainfall (Only pieces of the night)
What do you remember, if at all?
Only pieces of the night
[Outro]
Twelfth night we go (Only pieces of the night)
After something everyone should know
Somewhere in the distance, out of sight
Then I saw, gin mill, rainfall (Only pieces of the night)
What do you remember, if at all?
Pieces of the Night was written by Doug Hopkins.
Pieces of the Night was produced by John Hampton & Gin Blossoms.
Gin Blossoms released Pieces of the Night on Tue Aug 04 1992.