![]() Get the embed code One Direction - Midnight Memories (Deluxe Edition) Album Lyrics1.Best Song Ever2.Does He Know?3.Half a Heart4.Little White Lies5.Right Now6.Something Great7.Story of My LifeOne Direction Lyrics provided by I spend her love until she's broke inside (until she's broke inside) The story of my life I give her hope (give her hope) The fire beneath my feet is burning brightĪnd I been waiting for this time to come aroundīut baby running after you is like chasing the clouds Leave my heart open but it stays right here in its cageĪlthough I am broken, my heart is untamed still Written on these walls are the colors that I can't change The story of my life (the story of, the story of) I spend her love until she's broke inside I drive all night to keep her warm and time It seems to me that when I die these words will be written on my stone She told me in the morning she don't feel the same about us in her bones I leave my heart open but it stays right here empty for days In the story of their life as a band, though, Midnight Memories stands out as a particularly special moment.Written in these walls are the stories that I can't explain They would maintain that zest for one more album together, the prophetically titled Four, before Malik would exit to pursue a solo career. ![]() And the boys were clearly still having so much fun, as evidenced on the soaring “Better Than Words”, its lyrics a roll call of instantly recognisable song titles (“Crazy in love/Dancing on the ceiling”). You’ll find prominent nods to the strumming folk rock of Mumford & Sons (“Happily”, “Something Great”, “Story of My Life”, “Through the Dark”), echoes of The Police (“Diana”), elements of The Who (“Best Song Ever”) and even later-years Take That (“You & I” and “Right Now”). One Direction were a band unafraid to wear their references boldly and that is especially apparent on Midnight Memories. “Diana”, which was co-written by Payne and Tomlinson, contains one of the band’s catchiest choruses and remains among their best songs, while “Little Black Dress” is genuinely sexy, the group singing “I wanna see the way you move for me, baby” over scuzzy and strutting guitars. The Def Leppard-esque title track is a perfect example, with its thrashing ’80s hair metal guitars and chant-a-long chorus, but there’s also more sophistication to the songwriting, too. And so, the songs on Midnight Memories feel more muscular and beefy. Gone were the foppish haircuts and clean-cut image: This mature version of One Direction were rugged and had designer stubble, their boyish charm replaced with the brawn of young adulthood. ![]() However, by their third album in as many years, One Direction had become so ginormous that their cheeky, youthful sound needed to grow with them. Their first two albums served up safe and peppy (read: kid-friendly) pop rock along with schmalzy balladry that ensured the faces of band members-Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson-were plastered over teenage bedroom walls the world over. While the rest of pop was still hypnotised by the euphoric highs of EDM, One Direction swerved left. The song is actually a play on words-not that it really matters: By the time One Direction released their third record, Midnight Memories, the group had shaken off their manufactured mantle to become the biggest British group since The Beatles. ![]() Calling the lead single from your album “Best Song Ever” could be misconstrued as an act of almighty hubris, especially from a boy band constructed by Simon Cowell on a reality TV singing competition.
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