Five Seconds
Twin Shadow Lyrics


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I'll stick to your heart
Straight to your heart
I can't get to your heart
She said five seconds and you're high
Straight to your heart
I can't get to your heart

Thinking bout the right time
Talk in your head
To be mine
Give you a sign
I don't believe in you
You don't believe in me
So how could you make me cry

Five seconds to your heart
Straight to your heart
I can't get to your heart
There's no way to get iron
Five seconds to your heart
Straight to your heart
I can't get to your heart
Five seconds to your heart s
Traight to your heart
I can't get to your heart
She said five seconds in your heart
Straight to the heart
I can't to your heart

You keep loosing on
On a stream
Could you feel
When it comes it sounds like
And when it comes we kiss
When it comes it sounds like
And when it comes we kiss

Five seconds in your heart
Straight to the heart
I can't get to your heart
She said five seconds in your heart
I can't get to your heart

That's no way to get it on
Five seconds in your heart
Straight to the heart I can't to your heart
I'm not trying to make you cry
I don't believe in you
You don't believe in me
So how could you make me cry

That's no way to get it on
I don't know why
But I'm not trying to make you cry
Five seconds in your heart
Straight to your heart
I can't get to your heart

Five seconds in your heart
Straight to the heart
I can't get to your heart

That's no way to get it on I don't know why
But I'm not trying to make you cry
Five seconds in your heart
Straight to your heart
I can't get to your heart
Five seconds in your heart




Straight to the heart
I can't get to your heart

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Five Seconds" by Twin Shadow are all about the struggle to connect with someone emotionally. The song is essentially about someone who is trying to find their way into another person's heart but finding it incredibly difficult. The lyrics reference this difficulty multiple times throughout the song, with lines like "I can't get to your heart" and "That's no way to get it on."


The person singing the song seems to be trying to get the other person to open up and connect with them, but they are met with resistance. The line "You don't believe in me, so how could you make me cry?" perfectly encapsulates the frustration felt by the singer. Despite this, the singer keeps trying, repeating the phrase "five seconds to your heart" multiple times throughout the song. The phrase seems to be both a reference to the amount of time it takes for someone to get high, as well as the amount of time it would take for this person to open up emotionally.


Overall, the song is a powerful, emotional depiction of the struggles of trying to connect with someone on a deeper level.


Line by Line Meaning

I'll stick to your heart
I am committed to you and your heart


Straight to your heart
I want to reach your heart directly and with certainty


I can't get to your heart
I am finding it difficult to connect with your heart


She said five seconds and you're high
She claims that you will be emotionally affected by me in only five seconds


Thinking bout the right time
I am considering the appropriate moment for us to be together


Talk in your head
You are contemplating the possibility of a relationship with me


To be mine
I want to be in a committed relationship with you


Give you a sign
I am trying to show you that I am interested in you


I don't believe in you
I don't trust you or your intentions


You don't believe in me
You don't have faith in me or my feelings


So how could you make me cry
I am confused by the emotions you invoke in me when I don't have faith in you


There's no way to get iron
There is no easy method of connecting with you


You keep loosing on
You are continually struggling or coming up short


On a stream
In a consistent and ongoing manner


Could you feel
Do you understand the emotions that I am expressing?


When it comes it sounds like
When our emotions are present, they manifest in a particular way


And when it comes we kiss
When we finally connect emotionally we will be intimate


That's no way to get it on
This is not an effective way to initiate or progress a relationship


I don't know why
I am uncertain of the reason behind my feelings




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: George Lewis, Wynne Bennett

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@HunterWingate

Best 80's song since the 80's.

@trollingisasport

There's way better tho

@yogger__

@Dirk Diggler like what? I wanna find more 80's music..

@trollingisasport

@MBF Depends on what style you like. But here are some I like:
The Midnight
Choir Boy
Korine
Confrontational
Chvrches
The Black Queen
Mr. Kitty
Twin Tribes
Night Sins
Body of Life

@theamericaneaglepatriot9673

@Dirk Diggler MGMT

@solorfilg

That made me laugh

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@KettiexD

Heard this in Macy's yesterday as I was leaving an interview. Didn't get the job, but got this song :)

@philipbeisel9756

KettiexD aight Macy’s I see you, too bad you didn’t hire Kettie, who had a great taste in music and had the drive to identify it.

@infjalien

They don't deserve you

@adoringfan6745

KettiexD Hope you work now :)

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