Dive into the emotional roller coaster of a post-breakup world with this angsty anthem. Lorde’s “Green Light” is an explosion of catharsis, reflecting on a love gone sour. The ‘green light’ here isn't just a traffic signal, folks! It's the metaphorical go-ahead our heroine craves to move past her heartbreak and reclaim her independence. She’s waiting for that moment of release, longing to pick up her things and let go. But alas, it ain’t as easy as packing your bags and leaving, is it? The song explores the tumultuous aftermath of a relationship - waking up in foreign bedrooms, hearing rumors with 'big teeth', and those haunting memories of love-drenched dances. Lorde masterfully captures the universal struggle to find closure after heartbreak in this bittersweet symphony.
Green Light
Lyrics
I do my makeup in somebody else's car
We order different drinks at the same bars
I know about what you did and I wanna scream the truth
She thinks you love the beach, you're such a damn liar
Well, those great whites, they have big teeth
Oh, they bite you
Thought you said that you would always be in love
But you're not in love no more
Did it frighten you
How we kissed when we danced on the light up floor?
On the light up floor
But I hear sounds in my mind
Brand new sounds in my mind
But honey, I'll be seein' you, ever, I go
But honey, I'll be seein' you down every road
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
'Cause honey I'll come get my things, but I can't let go
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
Oh, I wish I could get my things and just let go
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
Sometimes I wake up in a different bedroom
I whisper things, the city sings them back to you
All those rumors, they have big teeth
Oh, they bite you
Thought you said that you would always be in love
But you're not in love no more
Did it frighten you
How we kissed when we danced on the light up floor?
On the light up floor
But I hear sounds in my mind
Brand new sounds in my mind
But honey, I'll be seein' you, ever I go
But honey, I'll be seein' you down every road
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
'Cause honey, I'll come get my things, but I can't let go
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
Oh, honey, I'll come get my things, but I can't let go
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
Yeah, honey, I'll come get my things, but I can't let go
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
Oh, I wish I could get my things and just let go
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it
Writer(s): Jack Antonoff, Joel Little, Ella Yelich O'Connor
Copyright(s): Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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