Girls
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Bite your face to spite your nose
Seventeen and a half years old
I'm worrying about my brother finding out
What’s the fun in doing what you're told?

I said no
'Oh give it a rest, I could persuade you
I'm not your typical, stoned eighteen year old
Give me a night I'll make you'
I know you're looking for salvation in the secular age
But girl I'm not your savior
Wrestle to the ground
God help me now because

They're just girls breaking hearts
Eyes bright, uptight, just girls
But she can't be what you need if she's seventeen
They're just girls
They're just girls

A pair of frozen hands to hold
Oh she's so southern so she feels the cold
One moment I was tearing off your blouse
Now you're living in my house
What happened to just messing around?

I said yo, I think I better go, I can't take you
You just sit and get stoned with thirty year olds and you think you've made it
Well, shouldn't you be fucking with somebody your age instead of making changes?
Wrestle to the ground
God help me now because

They're just girls breaking hearts
Eyes bright, uptight, just girls
But she can't be what you need if she's seventeen
They're just girls
They're just girls

I told her from the start
Destined to be hard
I told her from the start
I’ll break your heart
Destined to be hard
Break your heart

I said yo, I think I better go, I can't take you
I know you're looking for salvation in the secular age
But girl I'm not your savior
Well, shouldn't you be fucking with somebody your age instead of making changes?
Wrestle to the ground
God help me now because

They're just girls breaking hearts
Eyes bright, uptight, just girls
But she can't be what you need if she's seventeen
They're just girls
They're just girls

'Cause they're just girls breaking hearts
Eyes bright, uptight, just girls
But she can't be what you need if she's seventeen
They're just girls
They're just girls





'Cause they're just girls

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of The 1975’s song ♡ GIRLS ♡ tackle the complicated subject of youth and lust, as well as the general idea of growing up too fast. The first verse talks about the pressure of following rules and doing what you’re told, but then the chorus comes in and refrains that “They’re just girls breaking hearts” adding the idea that these girls are young and they’re not entirely what the singer wants or needs, because he’s also still relatively young at just 18 years old, he doesn’t want to be responsible for the choices they make.


The second verse continues this idea with the lyric “A pair of frozen hands to hold / Oh she’s so southern so she feels the cold” which creates a picturesque image of dependent, young people trying to find comfort and love in the wrong places. The singer acknowledges that he is part of the problem, in that he helps to perpetuate this cycle of recklessness, but at the same time, he feels like he is too young to be responsible for the people he is involved with.


Overall, the song is a reflection of young love and its complexities, while also serving as a commentary on the general pressure of growing up too fast and how it can lead young people to seek validation and acceptance in unhealthy ways.



Line by Line Meaning

Bite your face to spite your nose
Doing something that is self-destructive to prove a point or get revenge.


Seventeen and a half years old
Referring to a young age, where people are still figuring things out.


I'm worrying about my brother finding out
Being concerned about the judgment of others for one's actions.


What’s the fun in doing what you're told?
Asking the rhetorical question as to why someone should obey authority when it is not enjoyable.


I said no
Asserting one's boundaries by saying the word "no".


'Oh give it a rest, I could persuade you
Someone trying to convince another person to do what they want, despite being told no.


I'm not your typical, stoned eighteen year old
Referring to oneself as being different from the stereotypical young adult who smokes marijuana.


Give me a night I'll make you'
Promising someone that one night will be enough to make them want to do something.


I know you're looking for salvation in the secular age
Assuming that someone is searching for fulfillment, meaning, or spirituality in a non-religious way.


But girl I'm not your savior
Declining the responsibility of being someone's rescuer or hero.


Wrestle to the ground
Struggling with something and trying to overcome it.


God help me now because
Feeling like things are getting out of control and needing divine intervention.


They're just girls breaking hearts
Referring to young women who are causing emotional pain to others.


Eyes bright, uptight, just girls
Descriptive phrases for the way young women look and act.


But she can't be what you need if she's seventeen
Implying that someone who is young is not capable of fulfilling the needs of an older person.


A pair of frozen hands to hold
Longing for someone to be physically close, even if their hands are cold.


Oh she's so southern so she feels the cold
Describing someone's regional background and climate sensitivity.


One moment I was tearing off your blouse
Describing a sexual encounter that happened quickly and passionately.


Now you're living in my house
Implying that intimacy and emotional attachment have developed.


What happened to just messing around?
Questioning why things have progressed so quickly and wondering where the casual aspect of the relationship went.


I told her from the start
Saying something at the beginning of a relationship or interaction.


Destined to be hard
Bearing the traits of a difficult or emotionally challenging person.


I’ll break your heart
Threatening to hurt someone emotionally in the future.


I know you're looking for salvation in the secular age
Repeating a line from earlier in the song, emphasizing the idea that someone is searching for something meaningful and trying to find it in a non-religious way.


Shouldn't you be fucking with somebody your age
Asking why someone is pursuing a relationship with someone significantly younger or older than them.


Cause they're just girls breaking hearts
Repeating a line from earlier in the song, emphasizing the idea that young women can cause emotional pain to others.




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Heatofpowers

When I first click on your videos, I expected some amateur half assed parody of songs but damn was I surprised, your videos are amazing. 

Refresher Parodies

Really appreciate it! Thanks!

Arc Un

Is it possible to reupload the mp3 on another site than mediafire, since it has been blocked from download? I really want to have all your musics on my phone so i can listen to them everywhere, but i'm missing a few :(

thanks !

C. Thorn

Had a team ranked match like this before where the enemies picked Luna, Drow, Venge, Dusa, and Spectre. Friend called it an agility aura match. We got stomped in the first 20 minutes. We picked those exact heroes for our next match and as it turned out, played the exact same team during that match. Stomped them just as fast as they did us previously. We all had a good laugh about fortune and such things, allies and enemies alike. Point is: femme fatales in Dota are scary.

Lunaria Angelwing

same here! although what happened is this, Luna with Mirana lane to Bane and Nevermore, Shendel and Akasha against Tiny and Pudge, and solo mid is Slithice against Slardar, thirty minute victory with zero death from us girls, hahaha, made one of our male friend cried from humiliation!
ps: only two boys are with us girls that time, it was just a coincidence that they are all boys

Laura H

which lanes did you have? Me and my friends want to try it but we can't really agree on lanes that are strong enough

Refresher Parodies

Haaha thats so funny! 

Waow

Man I love your videos so much, it just inspires me everyday. Keep up the good work man.

VelvetSimmer

This is my new jam while I play Dota! :D Hahaha, awesome job guys! :D 

acc529

I love this so much.

You know when a Maiden is tanking your team, that's saying something.

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