After Hours
Turboweekend Lyrics
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I'll buzz you right up when everyone else has shut down
It's nice and quiet and it's nobody's business but ours
How we conduct ourselves in this room after hours
I don't know if you've got somebody waiting
I bet that someone like you, someone like you
Could have them waiting for hours
I'll show you the ropes of this machinery
In here we make big decisions. Tell me, do you like what you see?
From my window I've got a clear view of the towers
When the shadow crawls onto my desk I get an urge to work after hours
I don't know if you've got somebody waiting
I bet that someone like you, someone like you
Could have them waiting for hours
The lyrics to Turboweekend's "After Hours" suggest a late-night office rendezvous between two individuals. The first verse invites the listener to come by the singer's office when nobody else is around. The singer promises to buzz the listener right up, allowing them to enter the office unnoticed. The verse creates a sense of intimacy between the two individuals, as they conduct themselves in the quiet office space, with nobody else to disturb them.
The second verse delves deeper into this intimacy, as the singer invites the listener to take a closer look at the inner workings of their office. The singer describes the office as a place where big decisions are made and offers to show the listener the ropes of the machinery. The singer's view of the towers from their window and the shadow that crawls onto their desk creates a sense of urgency and purpose in the after-hours work they are conducting.
The chorus then acts as a cautionary tale, with the singer acknowledging that the listener may have somebody waiting for them outside the office. However, the singer suggests that someone like the listener would have them waiting for hours. This implies that the connection between the two individuals is strong enough to keep the listener inside the office, ignoring any outside obligations or commitments.
Overall, "After Hours" is a song about late-night intimacy, focusing on the connection between two people as they conduct themselves after hours in the privacy of an office space.
Line by Line Meaning
Come by the office when there's no one but me around
Visit me in the office when no one else is there
I'll buzz you right up when everyone else has shut down
I'll let you into the office when it's closed
It's nice and quiet and it's nobody's business but ours
No one else is here, and what we do is private
How we conduct ourselves in this room after hours
What we do here when no one is around is up to us
I don't know if you've got somebody waiting
I don't know if you have someone you're supposed to be with
I bet that someone like you, someone like you
I think someone as attractive as you
Could have them waiting for hours
Could make them wait for a long time
I'll show you the ropes of this machinery
I'll teach you how things work here
In here we make big decisions.
Important things happen in this room.
Tell me, do you like what you see?
Do you find what we do here appealing?
From my window I've got a clear view of the towers
I can see the tall buildings outside
When the shadow crawls onto my desk I get an urge to work after hours
When it gets late and dark outside, I want to keep working
I don't know if you've got somebody waiting
I don't know if you have someone you're supposed to be with
I bet that someone like you, someone like you
I think someone as attractive as you
Could have them waiting for hours
Could make them wait for a long time
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Lou Reed
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@siggasigrid
GENIALT!! Turboweekend er simpelthen så fantastiske, man kan ikke forvente andet end god musik fra dem, GOD STIL!!
@edcool77
Scandinavia have the best brand new alternative pop rock ever
@davjod
wicked sound!!!! awesome band!!! :-)
@CymbaCatty
Fantastisk sang! *thumbs up*
@GURAKASCA
IT'S BRILLIANT!
@lucila5466
Greetings from Argentina wink
@IMGBau
great band! come to Romania!
@PivotFan
Fed sang! Fantastisk koncert på Silkeborg Gymnasium! Fedt at I gi'r den så meget gas, for selv et lille crowd!
@Antropoids
Really good hours !!!
@TeggyGoneMad
super fedt nummer