Meaning of “Midnight Moon” by The Paper Kites
The Paper Kites is a band from Australia with a discography dating back in 2010. Throughout the years, they’ve established themselves as a mainstay act in their homeland. On 1 September 2023, the group’s studio album, “At the Roadhouse”, came out.
The album’s release was made possible by Sony and Wonderlick Entertainment. The opening song on its playlist is “Midnight Moon”.
This song was written and co-produced by Paper Kites frontman Sam Bentley. The song’s other producer is one Matt Redlich.
“Midnight Moon”
The way Sam Bentley has described this song is as initially being inspired by sort of an idyllic dive bar he imagined in his head. However, that fantasy turned out to be a reality, i.e. he and the band putting together their own bar in Australia and then proceeding to stage a residency there.
The said facility was dubbed The Roadhouse, which is where the title of the album was derived from.
So the lyrics can also be taken as part fantasy and part reality. And what they revolve around more or less is Sam advertising “a place that we can go”. The said place, which is characterized by the following:
- “girls… wearing a smile”
- “slow dancing under a midnight moon”
At the end of the day, it would seem, that this place has an effectively-romantic setting.
“Dreams, baby
And [?] love
And slow dancing
Under a midnight moon”
Was “Midnight Moon” released as a single from “At the Roadhouse”?
No. The album was supported by only these singles:
- “The Sweet Sound of You”
- “Till The Flame Turns Blue”
- “Hurts So Good”
- “Black & Thunder”
- “I Don’t Want to Go That Way”
- “June’s Stolen Car”
