This song is about a sleepover, quite obviously. The narrator and the other character in question are together at a party, which doesn't seem to be entertaining enough for them. The narrator offers to take the other character home with him, because both of them are feeling lonely. The line "I gotta know if you're the one that got away" implies that the two had a previous relationship together, and the narrator wants to take a shot at rekindling it. He becomes so obsessed with taking the other character home that it becomes very urgent to him "Well I ain't got much time...".
Lyrics
Well I ain't got much time so I'll get to the point
Do you wanna share a ride and get the fuck out of this joint?
I've got an impulse so repulsive that it burns
I wanna break your heart until it makes your stomach turn
I gotta know if you're the one that got away
Even though it was never meant to be
Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
I don't wanna say goodbye
Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
I don't wanna say goodbye
Well you're so sick and tired of feeling so alone
Well I don't understand the point if you have to go home
So won't you stay and count the circles 'round my eyes?
And we can watch the stars until the sun begins to rise
I gotta know if you're the one one that got away
Even though it was never meant to be
Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
I don't wanna say goodbye
Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
I don't wanna say goodbye
I gotta know if you're the one that got away
Even though it was never meant to be
Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
I don't wanna say goodbye
Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
I don't wanna say goodbye
I gotta know if you're the one that got away
Even though it was never meant to be
Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
I don't wanna say goodbye
Say you'll stay the night
'Cause we're running out of time
So stay the night
I don't wanna say goodbye
Live Performances
"Stay The Night" has been played 81 times live:
Dec 31, 2019 - Oakland, CA, USA - RELATED at The Golden Bull
Jun 12, 2019 - Los Angeles, CA, USA at Teragram Ballroom
Jun 08, 2019 - Oakland, CA, USA at The Golden Bull
Jun 07, 2019 - Oakland, CA, USA at The Golden Bull
Jul 10, 2018 - Santa Ana, CA, USA - RELATED at The Observatory
Jul 09, 2018 - San Francisco, CA, USA - RELATED at Rickshaw Stop
Jun 14, 2018 - Seattle, WA, USA - RELATED at Chop Suey
Jun 11, 2018 - Bellingham, WA, USA - RELATED at Wild Buffalo House of Music
Jun 10, 2018 - Portland, OR, USA - RELATED at Star Theater
Jun 02, 2018 - Philadelphia, PA, USA - RELATED at First Unitarian Church
May 28, 2018 - Toronto, ON, Canada - RELATED at The Horseshoe Tavern
May 07, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - RELATED at The Hi Hat
May 05, 2018 - Phoenix, AZ, USA - RELATED at Valley Bar
May 04, 2018 - Las Vegas, NV, USA - RELATED at The Beauty Bar
May 03, 2018 - Tijuana, , Mexico - RELATED at The Moustache
Apr 26, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - RELATED at Redwood Bar & Grill
Apr 24, 2018 - Costa Mesa, CA, USA - RELATED at The Wayfarer
Apr 20, 2018 - Albany, CA, USA - RELATED at Ivy Room
Apr 17, 2018 - San Francisco, CA, USA - RELATED at Thee Parkside
Nov 19, 2013 - San Francisco, CA, USA at Dreamforce Gala, AT&T Park
Aug 24, 2013 - Leeds, , England at Leeds Festival, Bramham Park
Aug 23, 2013 - Reading, , England at Reading Festival, Richfield Avenue, Little John's Farm
Aug 21, 2013 - London, , England at O2 Academy Brixton
Jul 13, 2013 - Bilbao, , Spain at Bilbao BBK Live, Kobetamendi
Jul 12, 2013 - Lisbon, , Portugal at Optimus Alive, Passeio Marítimo De Algés
Jul 10, 2013 - Nîmes, , France at Festival De Nîmes, Arena Of Nîmes
Jul 08, 2013 - Locarno, , Switzerland at Moon and Stars Festival, Piazza Grande
Jul 07, 2013 - Montreux, , Switzerland at Montreux Jazz Festival, Audtorium Stravinski
Jul 05, 2013 - Arras, , France at Main Square Festival, Citadelle Vauban
Jul 04, 2013 - Werchter, , Belgium at Rock Werchter
Jul 02, 2013 - Copenhagen, , Denmark at Refshaleøen