According to Lo, the tracks talk about her most intense love affair, from the happy beginning of the relationship to the part when she is trying to move on after the break up.
Not on Drugs
Tove Lo Lyrics
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Higher fire, fly my rocket through the universe
I'm up with the kites and I dream so blue
I live in the sky, you come live here too
I'm queen of the clouds, make my wish come true.
I sing to the night, let me sing to you
Baby, listen please
I'm not on drugs, I'm not on drugs,
I'm just in love (Oh)
Baby, don't you see?
I'm not on drugs, I'm not on drugs,
I'm just in love
You're high enough for me.
Lighter, brighter, pick the biggest stars I find
And I'm trip, trip, tripping in my empire state of mind
Ooh I'm up with the kites and I dream so blue
I live in the sky, you can live here too.
I'm queen of the clouds, make my wish come true.
I sing to the night, let me sing to you.
Baby, listen please
I'm not on drugs, I'm not on drugs,
I'm just in love (Oh)
Baby, don't you see?
I'm not on drugs, I'm not on drugs,
I'm just in love
You're high enough for me.
You're high enough for me.
Baby, listen please
I'm not on drugs, I'm not on drugs,
I'm just in love (Oh)
Baby, don't you see?
I'm not on drugs, I'm not on drugs,
I'm just in love
You're high enough for me
You're high enough for me
High
You're high enough for me
The lyrics of Tove Lo's song Not on Drugs describe the feeling of being in love and experiencing a natural high, where the world is viewed through bright, colorful lenses. The opening lines of the song "Shiny, happy, see my world in new colors, higher fire, fly my rocket through the universe" evoke a sense of euphoria, as though the singer's emotions have taken on a life of their own and imbued everything around them with a sense of beauty and wonder.
Throughout the song, Tove Lo uses the metaphor of being "up with the kites" and "living in the sky" to convey the sense of being unmoored from reality, floating in a dreamlike state of bliss. The chorus reinforces this idea, as the singer insists that they are not under the influence of drugs, but merely experiencing the intoxicating sensations of being in love.
The repetition of the phrase "you're high enough for me" serves to reinforce the idea that the singer's lover is all they need to feel a sense of euphoria, and that their love is powerful enough to provide a natural high that is just as potent as any chemical substance.
Overall, the lyrics of Not on Drugs celebrate the experience of being in love and the sense of joy and wonder that can come with it, framing these emotions as a powerful force that can lift the singer out of the mundane and into a world of pure sensory pleasure.
Line by Line Meaning
Shiny, happy, see my world in new colors
My world is suddenly bright and colorful, and it makes me happy.
Higher fire, fly my rocket through the universe
I feel like I'm soaring through the universe with a lot of energy.
I'm up with the kites and I dream so blue
I feel like I'm flying high with the kites, and I'm having blue dreams.
I live in the sky, you come live here too
I feel like I live in the sky, and I want you to come and live here too.
I'm queen of the clouds, make my wish come true.
I feel like I'm the queen of the clouds, and I want my wish to come true.
I sing to the night, let me sing to you
I feel like I want to sing to the night, and I want to sing to you too.
Baby, listen please
I'm not on drugs, I'm not on drugs,
I'm just in love (Oh)
Baby, don't you see?
I'm not on drugs, I'm not on drugs,
I'm just in love
You're high enough for me.
I want you to know that I'm not on drugs, I'm just feeling this way because I'm in love with you. You make me feel high enough.
Lighter, brighter, pick the biggest stars I find
Everything feels lighter and brighter, and I want to pick the biggest stars I can find.
And I'm trip, trip, tripping in my empire state of mind
I feel like I'm tripping, tripping, tripping in my mind, like I'm in an empire state of mind.
You're high enough for me.
You make me feel high enough.
High
You're high enough for me
You make me feel high enough.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LUDVIG KARL DAGSSON SOEDERBERG, JAKOB BO JERLSTROEM, LO TOVE, ALEXANDER FABIAN SVENSSON REUTERSKIOELD
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