Late Knights Lyrics – DIVINE & Gurinder Gill | Walking On Water [EP]

The Big Picture

The song title. Late Knights. It’s such a clever, gritty play on words, right? It’s not the medieval, shining-armor kind. It’s the ones who are up late, grinding in the shadows. The knights of the concrete jungle, you know? Their kingdom is the night, their code is hustle, and their battle is against everything fake. That one phrase frames the whole song—it’s an anthem for the ones operating while everyone else sleeps, guarding their realness like it’s the last honest thing left.

Most Impactful Lines

Man, where to even start. The chorus is obviously a gut punch every time, but there’s this one verse from Gurinder Gill that always, always makes me rewind. It’s when he says, “Dil mein rakhte khar hai / Muh pe bante yaar hai / Feeke bade kirdaar hai”. Which translates to, like, “They keep thorns in their heart / But play friend on their face / Their characters are so stale.” That’s the core of it, you know? It’s that specific, bitter experience of dealing with people whose entire existence is a performance. They’re naming that feeling you get when you know someone’s smile is just… empty. And then Divine follows it up with “Log dikhte hai jaise, hote na waise”—”People look one way, but are nothing like it.” It’s just this brilliant, frustrated call-out of universal hypocrisy, and it hits so hard because we’ve all met those people.

Decoding The Chorus

We all sing along, but let’s sit with what’s actually being said here. It starts with the accusation: “Woh bolte sab pyaar hai par sahi mein wo jalte” (“They all talk of love, but really, they burn with envy”). Right away, it sets up the conflict—their words versus their real, jealous energy. The counter to that is “Hum na pighalte” (“We do not melt”). That’s our response. We see the hate, but we won’t soften or dissolve under it. Then it flips to respect: they talk about honor, but they don’t act on it. “Hum bhi na karte”—so we won’t either, not for them. We mirror their fake energy right back. And then the imagery… “Kaali hai raatein aur kaale hai kapde / Jab bhi nikalte” (“The nights are black, and black are the clothes / Whenever we step out”). That’s not just a fashion choice, it’s camouflage. They’re moving through a dark world, suited for it. The chorus is this perfect, defiant loop of recognizing the game and choosing to play it on their own, unyielding terms.

Most Relatable Part

For me, the most brutally human part isn’t even about the big enemies or the streets. It’s that simple, universal ache in the lines about fake friends. That whole section I mentioned, about thorns in the heart and sweet faces… I mean, who hasn’t felt that? It’s the coworker who agrees with you then undermines you, the friend who celebrates you but secretly resents your win. The song gets that this everyday betrayal is sometimes harder than a direct fight. It’s exhausting. And their response—to harden, to not melt, to keep your circle impossibly small—that comes from a place of real hurt. It’s a defense mechanism. That’s the heart of it, the relatable core. It’s less about being a gangster and more about being tired of two-faced people, and deciding to build a wall of pure integrity, even if it looks cold from the outside.

Conclusion & Overall Message

So what’s the takeaway, after all this? The song leaves you with a sense of hardened clarity. It’s not a happy ending, it’s a fortified one. The message is about seeing the world for exactly what it is—full of people talking about love and respect while their actions are fueled by jealousy—and choosing to remain solid, unmelted, in the face of it. Your loyalty stays with your riders, your small team that’s been there since the beginning. The “late knights” are the ones who protect that realness through the long nights. It’s ultimately a tribute to integrity, the kind you have to fight for. It’s saying, okay fine, if the game is fake, we’ll be the most real thing in it, even if that means being a rock. And that… that’s a powerful place to stand, you know?