Green Light
Five Seconds of Summer Lyrics
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Those messages you sent to me
You're like the perfect mixture
Of Megan Fox and Katy P
It's such a sick obsession,
And now you've got the best of me
I've got the worst intentions
I can give you what you want
It's taking me over
I don't wanna play this game no
more
All you gotta do is tell me right
now
You want me right now
Come on
Give me the green light
We could have all night
If you just say the words
Tell me it's alright
Give me the green light
You've got me where you want me
I'm hanging on your every word
It's such a twisted story
How you got me
Now you got me
Let me give you what you need
It's taking me over
I don't wanna play this game no
more
All you gotta do is tell me right
now
You want me right now
Come on
Give me the green light
We could have all night
If you just say the words
Tell me it's alright
Give me the green light
Let me give you what you need
It's taking me over
I don't wanna play this game no
more
All you gotta do is tell me right
now
You want me right now
Come on
Give me the green light
We could have all night
If you just say the words
Tell me it's alright
Give me the green light
"Green Light" by 5 Seconds of Summer narrates a story of a person who has been driven to unhealthy obsessions by someone whom they see as a perfect mixture of Megan Fox and Katy Perry. The song starts by highlighting that the obsession began with a simple picture and messages, but it has now taken over the subject's mind. Although the subject is aware of his/her worst intentions, he/she is willingly asking the other person to call him/her over and set him/her free. The song's chorus is an appeal to the other person to give them the green light and allow them to indulge in their fantasies.
In the second verse, the subjects confesses to being under the other person's control and hanging on their every word. They describe the situation as a twisted story of how they got trapped under the other person's spell. However, the subject believes he/she can give the other person what they need if they only gave them the green light. The song ends with the subject pleading for the other person to allow them to indulge in their desires.
The lyrics of "Green Light" depict the complex but often familiar experiences of obsession, desire, and the need for validation. The song is a metaphorical representation of how some people allow others to have ultimate control over their lives, even when they know it's not healthy.
Line by Line Meaning
It started with a picture
The obsession began with a simple photo
Those messages you sent to me
The messages you sent have me under your spell
You're like the perfect mixture
Of Megan Fox and Katy P
You embody the best qualities of both Megan Fox and Katy Perry, making you irresistible
It's such a sick obsession,
And now you've got the best of me
This all-consuming passion is unhealthy, and you have complete control over me
I've got the worst intentions
So call me over set me free
My motives are selfish and impure, but I can't resist you
I can give you what you want
I am willing to do anything to satisfy your desires
You've got me where you want me
I'm hanging on your every word
You are in complete power over me, and I am completely devoted to you
It's such a twisted story
How you got me
Now you got me
The way you have ensnared me is convoluted and unexpected, but now I am powerless to resist you
Let me give you what you need
I am eager to please you in any way possible
It's taking me over
I don't wanna play this game no
more
All you gotta do is tell me right
now
You want me right now
Come on
Give me the green light
We could have all night
If you just say the words
Tell me it's alright
Give me the green light
I am being consumed by my desire for you and am willing to do anything if you will just give me the go-ahead to pursue you all night long
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Nathan Chapman, Tommy Lee James, Chase Yaklin
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