For My Sunday Song #416, we are going back to The Defiants and this time around we are talking about “Save Me Tonight” from their self-titled 2016 album. The Defiants are Paul Laine, Bruno Ravel and Rob Marcello and basically they are Danger Danger 2.0. Better, stronger and have aged nicely. The Defiants don’t get much notice here in the States and that is too bad as songs like this show this band has the goods to take over the world. If this was the 80’s, they would be as big as Bon Jovi…at least I think they would…they are better then today’s Bon Jovi at least.

A ballad that is full of so much heartbreak and heartache. The song is about a man who is fallen so deeply in love with this woman, but she is leaving and it is over. He is in so much pain and he wants her to come back and save him and give their love one more chance. There are some great lines that highlight the pain such as “They say love never dies but it sure leaves a scar” and “And all that’s left behind is a tattoo on your heart”. A beautifully written song.

But how beautiful is it really? Is it too sappy? No, not in the least. The Defiants put on a master class on how to perform a ballad. The music is tender, heartfelt and aches with the pains of the lyrics. The opening synths give it an almost atmospheric tone like floating through the air. The guitar tone is almost weeping and that solo will leave you breathless. But the winner is those vocals by Paul Laine. The notes he hits are amazing, the angelic tones, the emotiveness of his words is crazy good. Paul is still one of the finest vocalists out there today. He still has it in spades. If you ever thought the ballad was dead…here is proof it is alive and better than ever.

Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. It is one of the best ballads I’ve heard in years, am I wrong? Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful and Happy Sunday!!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=75rpoRjcrXA%3Fsi%3D-jEV1qK8tU-qZnWu

“Save Me Tonight”

[Intro]
Save me, save me tonight

[Verse 1]
Love can leave you blind like shadows in the dark
And all that’s left behind is a tattoo on your heart
When there’s nobody there and you’re all alone
And you don’t even care cause you forget who you are
They say love never dies but it sure leaves a scar
I don’t want to let you go but I can’t make you stay
Tell me if there’s something more cause it’s too hard to walk away

[Chorus]
I need you to save me tonight
I need you like stars need the sky
Cause I can’t fight the love I feel inside
Catch me I’m falling for you
I need you to save me tonight

[Verse 2]
Words of love you live untold, our promises you break
And love is always what you give it’s never what you take
And I don’t want to let you go but I can’t make you stay
But if you want my heart it’s yours cause I could never walk away

[Chorus]
I need you to save me tonight
I need you like stars need the sky
Cause I can’t fight the love I feel inside
Catch me I’m falling for you
I need you to save me tonight

[Bridge]
You know I’d give my life for you
Do anything you ask me to
Cause you’re the love worth waiting for
Don’t leave me waiting anymore
They say love never dies
But it sure leaves a scar

[Chorus]
Save me tonight
I need you like stars need the sky
And I can’t fight the love I feel inside
Catch me I’m falling for you
I need you to save me tonight

I need you to save me tonight
Catch me I’m falling

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