Tokyo a Go-Go
The Magnetic Fields Lyrics


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I was only doing my job for the Company
With a gun in my pocket and no identity
I fell in love with you but we're not free.
Tokyo A go-go, Tokyo A go-go
The dancing spies with evil eyes that walk the night
Tokyo A go-go, Tokyo A go-go
In colored scenes the dancing queens with laser beams.
You were just another boy only seventeen
Well designed for giving pleasure
Just a love machine




Now we've got to run away
We're turning green.

Overall Meaning

The Magnetics's song "Go" seems to be about someone who fell in love with another person while working for a company as a spy. The lyrics mention that the singer was only doing their job, but they fell in love with someone who they can't be with due to their circumstances. The first two lines of the song indicate that this person was armed and had no identity, making them an effective spy who presumably had been covertly sent to Tokyo for a mission. However, their feelings got in the way of their duties, and they fell in love.


The lyrics "Tokyo A go-go" could be referring to the nightlife of Tokyo, with dancing spies and queens with laser beams, which creates an atmosphere of peril and excitement. The singer had fallen for a seventeen-year-old boy whom they characterize as a love machine, and they feel they have no choice but to run away as indicated by the line "Now we've got to run away, turning green." They feel trapped but hope to make a clean break by going their separate ways.


Line by Line Meaning

I was only doing my job for the Company
I was working for the Company and didn't have control over what I was doing.


With a gun in my pocket and no identity
I was carrying a weapon and didn't have any personal identification.


I fell in love with you but we're not free.
Although we fell in love, we aren't in a position to pursue our relationship.


Tokyo A go-go, Tokyo A go-go
We're in Tokyo, Japan, enjoying the city's nightlife.


The dancing spies with evil eyes that walk the night
There are spies with sinister intentions around us who roam the night.


Tokyo A go-go, Tokyo A go-go
We're still having a good time in Tokyo.


In colored scenes the dancing queens with laser beams.
The dancing queens in the club emit colorful laser beams that add to the atmosphere.


You were just another boy only seventeen
You were just a teenager when we met.


Well designed for giving pleasure
You were physically attractive and adept at pleasing me.


Just a love machine
You're very skilled at giving and receiving love and affection.


Now we've got to run away
We have to escape from our current situation.


We're turning green.
We're becoming envious or ill due to our predicament.




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