"Night Vision" by La Roux captures a love that exists mostly in longing and imagination. Sleepless and restless, the affection feels overwhelming yet unfulfilled, as promises of belonging never arrive and goodbyes go unsaid. The repeated image of being stoned on love suggests a high that also disorients, leaving a hollow ache where the beloved should be. Even while questioning if the waiting is wasted, the pull remains too strong to release.
Night Vision Lyrics by La Roux
Oh when you love me I’m losing my mind
Turning around in my sleep at night
Stoned on your loving how can this be
More than a loving I’ve ever seen
Oh when you love me I’m losing my mind
Turning around in my sleep at night
Stoned on your loving how can this be
More than a loving I’ve ever seen
Don’t worry baby
I’ve been dreaming of you and and baby now I can’t sleep
Just a little light flows
You keep building me up and then letting me go
Not a lot of face time
so I’ve imagined a version of you in my mind I’m stumbling blind
Oh and I wanna know if I’m wasting my time
Baby please (baby please)
You say that we belong together oh but when will that be? (Oh open your eyes)
Oh but lately there’s this pain inside
Didn’t even say goodbye
Oh I’ll take it in my stride
Even if I fall
Oh when you love me I’m losing my mind
Turning around in my sleep at night
Stoned on your loving how can this be
More than a loving I’ve ever seen
Oh when you love me I’m losing my mind
Turning around in my sleep at night
Stoned on your loving how can this be
More than a loving I’ve ever seen
Oh you gotta save me
Cos there’s a hole in my heart where you should be
I don’t wanna let go
Cos there’s way that you touch me nobody else knows
Oh it’s been so hard
Oh pretending that I’m not living with scars
I don’t wanna fake fine
Oh and I wanna try baby one more time
Baby please (baby please)
Oh you say that we belong together oh but when will that be (oh open your eyes)
Oh but lately there’s this pain inside
See you in my dreams at night
Oh I’ll take it in my stride
Even if I fall
So I’m in it
Oh when you love me I’m losing my mind
(When you’re not around I gotta get it)
Turning around in my sleep at night
Stoned on your loving how can this be
(Ten feet off the ground I’m barely living)
More than a loving I’ve ever seen
Oh when you love me I’m losing my mind
Turning around in my sleep at night
(Just don’t make a sound oh baby listen, night vision)
Stoned on your loving how can this be
More than a loving I’ve ever seen
(When you’re not here I miss it so I’m in it)
