Nancy Tries to Take the Night Lyrics – Black Country, New Road

“Nancy Tries to Take the Night” Lyrics by Black Country, New Road is a new english song by Black Country, New Road. The song is released on Black Country, New Road’s official YouTube channel, written by Tyler Hyde, Charlie Wayne, Georgia Ellery, Luke Mark, Lewis Evans, and May Kershaw, and produced by James Ford. Featured on the album Forever Howlong (Collector’s Edition), this track delivers a haunting, experimental experience that blends raw lyricism with emotional turbulence.

The song tells the story of a woman named Nancy navigating despair, societal judgment, and a deep internal battle between self-worth and hopelessness. The lyrics move through visceral, surreal scenes that merge pain with poetry, juxtaposing physical imagery with emotional crises. At its core, the track reflects on themes of shame, survival, longing for escape, and the complexities of womanhood, all conveyed with Black Country, New Road’s signature intensity and abstract storytelling.

Nancy Tries to Take the Night Details

Song	Nancy Tries to Take the Night
Album	Forever Howlong (Collector’s Edition)
Artists	Black Country, New Road
Written By	Tyler Hyde, Charlie Wayne, Georgia Ellery, Luke Mark, Lewis Evans & May Kershaw
Produced By	James Ford
Label	Black Country, New Road
Language	English
Released Date	Apr 4, 2025

Nancy Tries to Take the Night Lyrics

[Verse 1]
There’s a time and a place and the place it is now
Take the smile off your face when you’re dressed like a cow
When you’re frolicking round, legs in the air
Smile on your face but it’s covered in hair
Do you want it?
Do you want it?

[Verse 2]
You run through the streets like the whore that you are
And you hope pretty soon you’ll be struck by the car
But the light of the day tries to keep you afloat
While there’s pain in your stomach and pain in your throat
Do you want it?
Do you want it?

[Refrain]
Mother would you take me, and on, and on
For I have nothing, no more baby, she’s gone, and on

(3, 4)

[Bridge]
I tried to take your word on what you said
I tried to take the word but the word was dead
I did not want it
And in the light of day it all seemed well
Or was it just a dream, she could not tell
With how she wanted it?

[Verse 3]
There’s a time and a place and the place it is now
Take that smile off your face when you’re dressed like a cow
When you’re frolicking round with your legs in the air
Smile on your face but it’s covered in hair
Do you want it? Oh
Do you want it? Oh

[Verse 4]
Just imagine a life as a baby and wife
What the times would look like when compared to the night
But the money’s not there so you sit in despair
Curse at the sky with a cry, “It’s not fair”
Do you want it? Oh now
Do you want it? Oh

[Bridge]
The rapture of the autumn eve lead to a fate no-one believed
Taking to the table where she wrote, she held herself a vote
A vote between the good and bad, with all she’d seen and all she’d had
Nancy tried to take the night, but now she’s gone removed from sight

[Refrain]
And now oh, mother would you take me, and on, and on
For I have nothing but my baby, she’s gone, and on

[Outro]
If I could take it back now
Would I take it back now?
If he could take it (yeah) back (mm) now
Would he take it all back now?

Nancy took the night and she’s gone, and on

Nancy Tries to Take the Night Lyrics Meaning

[Verse 1]
The song opens with satirical and surreal imagery, mocking societal norms and expectations. Black Country, New Road uses absurdity—dressing like a cow, frolicking—to confront ideas of ridicule, shame, and the performative roles people are often forced into. The repeated question “Do you want it?” is ambiguous, suggesting coercion, desire, or agency, and immediately establishes an unsettling, layered tone.

[Verse 2]
This verse dives deeper into Nancy’s suffering, painting a stark image of desperation as she runs through the streets, torn between visibility and a longing to disappear. The juxtaposition of her physical pain with the light of day trying to “keep [her] afloat” hints at an ongoing internal struggle: the world’s indifferent normalcy versus her spiraling anguish. Again, the repeated question challenges whether she truly desires the life she’s trapped in.

[Refrain]
The refrain introduces a plea to a maternal figure, suggesting vulnerability and a regression to childhood in the face of trauma. Nancy is left with nothing, possibly after a loss or abandonment, and her cries of “she’s gone” reflect either a literal loss or a symbolic one—the departure of hope, innocence, or emotional stability.

[Bridge]
This section reveals a breakdown in communication and trust. Nancy has tried to believe in promises or advice, but the “word was dead,” showing disillusionment. Daylight briefly seems to offer hope, but confusion and detachment remain. The final question about desire—“With how she wanted it?”—feels rhetorical, implying uncertainty even about her own will.

[Verse 3]
A near-exact repetition of the first verse signals a cyclical, almost inescapable experience. The absurdity and judgment return, but this time there’s a more explicit tone of weariness and breakdown. The additional “Oh” emphasizes emotional exhaustion and growing instability, as Nancy repeats the actions and questions of earlier, now with more resignation.

[Verse 4]
This verse paints an alternate life—a domestic fantasy of being a “baby and wife”—which quickly dissolves under the weight of economic hardship. The imagined peace of that life contrasts with her present reality, marked by despair and outcry. The cry of “It’s not fair” underlines the injustice Nancy feels, both personal and systemic, and the chorus question returns: does she even want the life she’s trapped in?

[Bridge]
In this narrative-rich section, Nancy grapples with fate and moral judgment. The “rapture of the autumn eve” suggests a pivotal, dreamlike moment leading to a final choice. Writing at a table and holding a personal “vote” between good and bad implies a contemplative decision—possibly about her life or death. The final line reveals the outcome: Nancy’s attempt to “take the night” ends with her disappearance, symbolizing her exit from a world that could not save her.

[Refrain]
A reprise of the maternal plea, this time altered—Nancy is gone, and the speaker, possibly a part of Nancy or a separate observer, is left with “nothing but my baby.” It suggests a generational or emotional fallout from Nancy’s actions, and the repetition of “and on” evokes a sense of haunting continuation.

[Outro]
The outro questions whether regret would exist if a chance to undo everything were possible. Multiple perspectives emerge, possibly Nancy’s and others’, all contemplating if they would “take it all back.” But it ends with finality—Nancy took the night and is gone, continuing “on,” perhaps into oblivion or peace. The ambiguity leaves a lingering emotional weight.

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