Girl
The Luka State Lyrics
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With your smile
She's not in to it
She'll be coughing for a while
And high heels, skinny jeans
Hand-me-down princess
Sleeping on dirty sheets
Tell me where
Are we now?
Girl
I don't know how to please you
And you want me to need you
All of the time
Walking down Seel Street
Like a first class primadonna
But does the earth really move for her?
Or do you pay her by the hour?
Rose gold wrist watch
Struggling for the small talk
You're so well-dressed
But I'm not impressed
Tell me where
Are we now?
Girl
I don't know how to please you
And you want me to need you
All of the time
Girl
I don't know how to love you
Put the stars up above you
And make you shine
And now you've poisoned your mind
With the dirtiest joke
And you're praying to God
That she'll throw you some rope, hang on
To every word she
Says...
To every word she
Says...
To every word she says (Girl)
She's a hand-me-down princess
(Girl)
She's a hand-me-down princess
(Girl)
Another hand-me-down princess
(Girl)
She's a hand-me-down princess
In "Girl" by The Luka State, the singer is trying to figure out how to please and love his partner, who appears to be hard to please. The song starts with a cigarette metaphor to describe his partner's lack of interest as she's not into it and will be coughing for a while. The lyrics describe his partner as a "misfit" who sleeps on dirty sheets and wears hand-me-down clothes, suggesting that she may not come from a privileged background. The singer seems to question whether they are compatible as he asks, "Tell me where are we now?"
The song continues to describe his partner as a first-class primadonna who walks down Seel Street, a popular street in Liverpool, but the singer wonders if the earth really moves for her or if she's paid by the hour. She wears a rose gold watch and struggles with small talk, but the singer is not impressed. He feels like he doesn't know how to please or love her, even though she wants him to need her all of the time.
The ending of the song is a bit ambiguous as the lyrics suggest that the singer is trying to hold onto his partner's every word, but she's just a hand-me-down princess. The song may be commenting on the societal pressure to impress and fit in with a certain lifestyle and how difficult it can be to please others. At the same time, it also touches on the struggle to find love and connection, even when it seems like nothing is working.
Line by Line Meaning
Light my cigarette
Imbue me with your radiant smile
With your smile
Combust my tobacco with your glow
She’s not into it
She doesn’t appreciate my habit
She’ll be coughing for a while
She will suffer the consequences of my smoking
And high heels, skinny jeans
Fashionable attire making a statement
Hand-me-down princess
Unoriginal style, inherited from others
Sleeping on dirty sheets
Living in squalor
Oh, what a misfit
A socially awkward, ill-fitting individual
Tell me where, are we now?
Can you describe our current location?
Girl, I don’t know how to please you
I’m not sure how to satisfy you
And you want me to need you
You crave my dependency on you
All of the time
Without interruption
Walking down Seel Street
Strolling down a particular thoroughfare
Like a first class primadonna
Behaving like a high-maintenance celebrity
But does the earth really move for her?
Is she actually impactful on the world?
Or do you pay her by the hour?
Is she a hired worker, paid for her time?
Rose gold wrist watch
Expensive timepiece
Struggling for the small talk
Experiencing difficulty in engaging in conversation
You’re so well-dressed
Dressed elegantly
But I’m not impressed
I’m not easily swayed by superficial appearances
Girl, I don’t know how to love you
I’m unsure how to express my affection towards you
Put the stars up above you
Elevate your status, hold you in high regard
And make you shine
Illuminate your brilliance
And now you’ve poisoned your mind
Your thoughts have become corrupted
With the dirtiest joke
A vulgar, inappropriate humor
And you’re praying to God
You’re desperately hoping
That she’ll throw you some rope, hang on
That there’s a chance for you to cling onto this relationship
To every word she says (Girl)
Hanging on every utterance of hers
She’s a hand-me-down princess (Girl)
A woman with unoriginal style, inherited from others
Another hand-me-down princess (Girl)
One more woman with no originality
She’s a hand-me-down princess
Yet another unoriginal, borrowed style with no spark of individuality
Writer(s): Conrad Ellis, Jess Whitmore, Sam Bell
Contributed by Samantha L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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