English Love Affair
5 seconds of summer Lyrics

It started on a weekend in May
The events described in this song began on a specific weekend in the month of May.

I was looking for attention, needed intervention
The singer was in need of attention, and required intervention to get it.

Felt somebody looking at me
The singer became aware of someone's gaze upon them.

With a powder white complexion, feeling the connection
The person looking at the artist had a pale, white complexion, and was perceived as having a connection or chemistry with the artist.

The way she looked was so ridiculous
The artist found the appearance of the person who was looking at them to be so incredible or absurd that it was hard to believe.

Every single step had me waiting for the next
The singer was constantly anticipating what would happen next in their encounter with this person.

Before I knew it, it was serious
The singer was not aware of how quickly the situation had escalated until it became serious.

Dragged me out the bar to the back seat of her car
The person the artist had met in the bar took them to the back seat of her car.

When the lights go out, she's all I ever think about
The artist cannot help but think about this person when they are alone and the lights are out.

The picture burning in my brain, kissing in the rain
The artist has a vivid memory of kissing this person in the rain, which is strongly imprinted in their mind.

I can't forget, my English love affair
The singer cannot forget about the intense encounter they had with this person, who was from England.

Today, I'm seven thousand miles away
The artist is currently thousands of miles away from England, where the encounter took place.

The movie playing in my head of a king size bed means I can't forget
The singer has a strong recollection of being in a large, luxurious bed with this person, which reinforces their inability to forget about the encounter.

Next thing we were back at her place
The singer and the person they met at the bar ended up at her residence shortly after leaving the bar.

A hideaway in Mayfair, all the great and good there
The person's residence was in Mayfair, an exclusive area of London that is home to many wealthy and influential people.

Drinking all the way to third base
The artist and the person they met at the bar drank alcohol together until they reached third base, a metaphorical point in a sexual encounter between two people.

Princes getting naked, falling on their faces
The people in attendance at the party hosted by the person the artist met at the bar were so drunk that even royal figures were getting undressed and stumbling around.

The story line was so ridiculous
The events that unfolded during this encounter were so absurd or unbelievable that the singer could hardly process what was happening.

Every single step had me begging for the next
Just as before, the singer was always eagerly anticipating what would happen next in this encounter.

Dragged me up the stairs and it wasn't ending there
The person the artist had met at the bar continued to show them new levels of intimacy by taking them up the stairs in her residence.

When I got out I knew that nobody I knew would believe in me
Once the encounter had ended, the artist was aware that it was so extraordinary that no one they knew would take their account of it seriously.

I look back now and know that nobody could ever take the memory
As time has passed, the artist has realized that their memory of this encounter is so significant that it cannot be doubted or dismissed by anyone.