Lights Turned On
Childish Gambino Lyrics

Small chick with a fat ass
I am attracted to a woman who is petite but curvy

Did I say that out loud, let me backtrack
I regret saying that out loud and take back my words

I know my game ain't that bad
I am confident in my flirting skills

Have you ever made out with a Gap ad?
I am asking if you have ever kissed someone who looks like a model from a Gap advertisement

And girls want what they can't have
I acknowledge that women are attracted to unattainable men

So I don't text back when the screen flash
I purposely ignore women's texts when they show up as notifications on my phone

You love me? You mean cash
I am skeptical of women's affection towards me and believe that they are motivated by money

Need a friend you can fuck, I can be that
I am offering to be friends with benefits with the woman in question

Crush girls now, couldn't last year
I am currently successful with women when I was not previously

Oh, you like me now, well that's weird
I find it strange that someone who did not previously like me now finds me attractive

Last year you were chillin' with Lil Wayne
I am referring to someone's past association with a famous rapper as a way to contrast with our current situation

Now you wanna pretend like my feelings is still the same?
I am questioning whether the woman in question still has the same feelings towards me after our time apart

My work is my playtime
I enjoy my job so much that it feels like a fun activity rather than work

I need you to understand and to stay fine
I want the woman in question to accept that I prioritize my work over a romantic relationship and to be okay with it

Do this and I just might wife you
I am implying that the woman in question needs to meet certain criteria before I would consider marrying her

Let me poke you ma, Raichu
I am revealing my desire for sexual intimacy with the woman in question

Fuck your life
I am expressing disregard for someone's well-being

I don't really think I drank enough tonight
I believe that I have not consumed enough alcohol to reach the desired level of intoxication

Lookin' at you, make me wanna fuck for life
I am sexually attracted to the woman in question and want to have sex with her indefinitely

Lame-ass dudes gon' suck tonight
I am predicting that uncool men will have a bad night

But so are these girls, am I wrong or right?
I am suggesting that the women at this event are not worth pursuing

Girl, do somethin' to me
I am indicating my desire for the woman in question to make a move on me

"Nah, baby, you way too hood for me"
I am repeating a rejection that I have received in the past

Y'all girls have never been good for me
I believe that women have been a source of trouble for me in the past

Watch a nigga take over, mutiny
I am predicting that I will dominate or take control of the situation

I wanna fuck with the lights on
I prefer to have sex in well-lit conditions

Hey, girl, let a python slide on
I am suggesting that the woman in question should allow me to have sex with her

Stay sick, infect me, Lysol
I am using wordplay to describe my desire for the woman in question to stay attractive and desirable

I'm on the edge, they hopin' that I might fall
I am at the brink of success and there are people who are waiting for me to fail

I make it work, I'm runnin' with a new crew
I am successful and have formed a new group of people with whom I associate

And we do dope shit you ain't used to
I am involved with a group of people who engage in exciting and innovative activities that you may not be familiar with

For me, by me, fuck Fubu
I am expressing that I prefer to wear clothing that is personally tailored to me instead of a brand like Fubu

This girl never heard of me, go and check YouTube
I am urging someone to look me up on YouTube as a means of introducing myself

I got a house with a dope view
I am proud of my living situation

See the ocean, dope shit, you an '06, I'm an '02
I am making a comparison between my current life and someone else's who is stuck in the past

But enough about high school
I am suggesting that we move on from talking about the past

I'm gettin' laid, or I'm gettin' lied to
I am either engaging in sexual activity or someone is lying to me about it

You my stand-in Cameron, let me be your A-Rod
I am referring to the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off as a way to flirt with someone and act like the character Cameron Frye. I am asking them to be my love interest in a similar way to how Alex Rodriguez dates multiple famous women

You number one in The Pack, Based God
I am complimenting someone's success by referencing the rapper Lil B, who has a cult following

Should I say somethin' dumb to give us somethin' to fight about?
I am suggesting that starting an argument could lead to sexual tension

Never mind, lights out
I have changed my mind and no longer want to start an argument

Show me how you do it
I want to see the woman in question's sexual technique

Show me what you doin'
I want to see the woman in question's sexual activity in action

Have them lights turned on
I want to have sex with the lights on

Swag
I am acknowledging my own coolness

2:30 and we still makin' progress
It is late into the night and I am still making moves on the woman in question

Talkin' on Twitter to see where to go next
I am using social media to plan my next move

3:30, man, where did the time go?
It is very late into the night and I am surprised by how quickly time has passed

I'm chillin' with this Asian chick I met in Chicago
I am spending time with a woman of Asian descent whom I met in Chicago

She look like the Social Network chick
I am comparing the woman in question's appearance to that of an actress in the movie The Social Network

Except for her ass is twice as thick, man
The woman in question is curvier than the actress I am comparing her to

Just wanna bite that shit
I am sexually attracted to the woman in question and want to touch her curvy body

Where the fuck did my license went?
I am questioning where my identification card went

I musta left it at the other place
I may have accidentally left my identification card somewhere else

I rent a loft downtown with a ton of space
I am proud of my spacious living situation

Yeah, we doin' stupid shit, have stories when I'm older
We are engaging in reckless or immature behavior that will make for entertaining stories in the future

But I don't wanna see pictures of us on Vulture
I do not want to see photos of us engaging in said reckless behavior published on gossip websites

Never thought about a year ago
I am reflecting on how my life was a year ago and comparing it to my current situation

Things change like a motherfuck
I am acknowledging that life changes quickly and unexpectedly

That's why I wild out, keep the city up
I am going out and having fun to enjoy life and keep my spirit up

Stop talkin' 'bout the girls in my songs
I am telling someone to stop making assumptions about the women I reference in my music

If you don't like it, I can just take you home
I am suggesting that if someone does not enjoy my music, I will end the night by taking them home

More green than the top of these tree trunks
I have a lot of money

Leave your boyfriend here, 'cause he bunk
I am urging the woman in question to abandon her boyfriend because he is not worth her time

She like, "I'm not a slut," speed bump
The woman in question is asserting that she is not promiscuous but I do not care about her opinion on the matter

By the way, what's your name?, 'cause we drunk
I am asking the woman in question's name but doing so in a way that implies we are both inebriated

I got to get high
I want to consume drugs or alcohol to enhance my experience

I needs to get high
I feel a strong desire to consume drugs or alcohol

I gots to get high
I need to consume drugs or alcohol immediately