Girls
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Girls, please, please,
allow my voice to calm you down.
Boys understand,
girls will never listen or learn.

I was old enough to know better,
Young enough to still decide,
That it was worth my time for something beautiful.

I finally found my voice,
and something that's worth writing down.
with a picture perfect memory of her body, her body.

Girls, please, please,
allow my voice to calm you down.
Boys understand,
girls will never listen or learn.
and I'll sing so sweet
while I speak I'll bite my tongue,
cause girls never listen.

She was young enough to fall in love
Naive enough to think she wanted out,
It wasn't worth her time for something beautiful.
You say love, she says maybe.
I say please, she says baby, "it's not you, I'm just out of my head."
Her body, her body.

Girls, please, please,
allow my voice to calm you down.
Boys understand,
girls will never listen or learn.
and I'll sing so sweet
while I speak I'll bite my tongue,
cause girls never listen.

Speak low,
Can you keep this a secret?
Tell me your lies and I will tell you of mine.
Whisper sweetly, while you touch me gently,
I'm out of my mind.
(Speak low)
We're not 21, it's time that we had some fun,
(Speak low)
We're not 21,
(cause girls never listen)
We're not 21, it's time that we had some fun,
We're not 21,
(cause girls never listen)

We're not 21, it's time that we had some fun,
We're not 21.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Girls" by Mayday Parade are about the various experiences that the singer has had with women throughout his life. He addresses both the positive aspects and the frustrations of women in his life, and how he has tried to communicate with them to varying degrees of success. He speaks about how women can be hard to understand, and how he has been unable to help them see things from his perspective.

The first few lines of the song are an appeal by the singer to women, requesting that they listen to him and allow him to soothe them. He expresses the sentiment that boys are more willing to pay attention and learn, and that girls might be too difficult to teach. The song goes on to describe the singer's own experiences with a woman who he had a picture-perfect memory of, but who ultimately did not reciprocate his feelings. He describes her as naïve and unwilling to commit to a relationship, suggesting that she was "out of her head."

The final stanza of the song speaks to the idea of youth and the need to have fun while still young. The singer suggests that he and the woman he is addressing are not yet 21, and that they should take this opportunity to enjoy themselves. He continues to assert that girls do not listen, even as he professes his own love and desire for them.

Line by Line Meaning

Girls, please, please, allow my voice to calm you down.
Please listen to me, girls. Let me speak to you in a soothing voice to calm you down.

Boys understand, girls will never listen or learn.
Boys know that girls don't listen or learn from their mistakes.

I was old enough to know better, Young enough to still decide, That it was worth my time for something beautiful.
Although I was old enough to understand the consequences of my actions, I still decided to take the risk for the sake of experiencing something beautiful.

I finally found my voice, and something that's worth writing down. with a picture perfect memory of her body, her body.
I have found my voice and something worth writing about, specifically her body, which I remember perfectly.

She was young enough to fall in love Naive enough to think she wanted out, It wasn't worth her time for something beautiful.
She was too young to fully understand the nature of love and thought she wanted to end it all despite it being beautiful.

You say love, she says maybe. I say please, she says baby, "it's not you, I'm just out of my head." Her body, her body.
Even though I express my love for her, she is uncertain about her feelings and says that it's not my fault but rather her own confusion. Still, her body is what I remember.

and I'll sing so sweet while I speak I'll bite my tongue, cause girls never listen.
I will sing sweetly but will remain quiet when I speak because girls don't listen, to begin with.

Speak low, Can you keep this a secret? Tell me your lies and I will tell you of mine. Whisper sweetly, while you touch me gently, I'm out of my mind. (Speak low)
Let's speak softly so that nobody hears us. Can you keep it a secret? We both know we're being dishonest, but let's keep it between ourselves. Speak softly to me and touch me gently as I am losing my mind.

We're not 21, it's time that we had some fun,
We are not too old to have some fun.

(cause girls never listen)
Again, girls do not listen to us anyway.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: NOAM COHEN, SEBASTIEN GARCIA

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