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Grown up
She just turned 16
Stuck in the moment
Dead at the scene
And it's on tonight
This is the life that you wanted, right?
So turn off all the lights
Dressed up just like a movie star
At all the parties they'll know who you are
Wouldn't it be great, to be fashionably late?
So why don't you wait, till you're sedated
Don't it feel like something's not right in his kiss tonight?
Yeah what I'm saying is do you, do you want to lose it all?
Cause this is more than just a dance hall drug
You can't wait to fall in love
All I'm saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly?
Then you should pack it up and say goodbye
Cause when the push comes to the shove
It's just a dance hall drug
Step in and you can lock the door
The candles are lit and the clothes on the floor
You could take a chance on finding romance
Now you're holding hands
But he's got other plans
Tick-tock, the clock is turning red
The room won't stop spinning and thoughts in your head
And it's too late
You feel like you're making a big mistake
You should've waited
Don't it feel like something's not right in his kiss tonight?
Yeah what I'm saying is do you, do you want to lose it all?
Cause this is more than just a dance hall drug
You can't wait to fall in love
All I'm saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly?
Then you should pack it up and say goodbye
Cause when the push comes to the shove
It's just a dance hall drug
Just wait love
Show 'em what you're made of
Don't it feel like something's not right in his kiss tonight?
Do you, do you want to lose it all?
Cause this is more than just a dance hall drug
You can't wait to fall in love
All I'm saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly?
Then you should pack it up and say goodbye
Cause when the push comes to the shove
It's just a dance hall drug
Do you, do you want to lose it all?
Cause this is more than just a dance hall drug
You can't wait to fall in love
All I'm saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly?
Then you should pack it up and say goodbye
Cause when the push comes to the shove
It's just a dance hall drug
She just turned 16
Stuck in the moment
Dead at the scene
And it's on tonight
This is the life that you wanted, right?
So turn off all the lights
Dressed up just like a movie star
At all the parties they'll know who you are
Wouldn't it be great, to be fashionably late?
So why don't you wait, till you're sedated
Don't it feel like something's not right in his kiss tonight?
Yeah what I'm saying is do you, do you want to lose it all?
Cause this is more than just a dance hall drug
You can't wait to fall in love
All I'm saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly?
Then you should pack it up and say goodbye
Cause when the push comes to the shove
It's just a dance hall drug
Step in and you can lock the door
The candles are lit and the clothes on the floor
You could take a chance on finding romance
Now you're holding hands
But he's got other plans
Tick-tock, the clock is turning red
The room won't stop spinning and thoughts in your head
And it's too late
You feel like you're making a big mistake
You should've waited
Don't it feel like something's not right in his kiss tonight?
Yeah what I'm saying is do you, do you want to lose it all?
Cause this is more than just a dance hall drug
You can't wait to fall in love
All I'm saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly?
Then you should pack it up and say goodbye
Cause when the push comes to the shove
It's just a dance hall drug
Just wait love
Show 'em what you're made of
Don't it feel like something's not right in his kiss tonight?
Do you, do you want to lose it all?
Cause this is more than just a dance hall drug
You can't wait to fall in love
All I'm saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly?
Then you should pack it up and say goodbye
Cause when the push comes to the shove
It's just a dance hall drug
Do you, do you want to lose it all?
Cause this is more than just a dance hall drug
You can't wait to fall in love
All I'm saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly?
Then you should pack it up and say goodbye
Cause when the push comes to the shove
It's just a dance hall drug
Lyrics submitted by FakeItThroughTheDay
Track duration: 03:30
"Dance Hall Drug" as written by Martin Johnson
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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euphoniaonline.net: :)
(‘You can’t wait to fall in love’): There it’s saying to her “You’re rushing into things too soon, you should wait until you find someone special, when you know that its love because then it will feel right”.
(‘All I’m saying is do you, do you want to learn to fly? / Then you should pack it up and say goodbye’: Then it’s saying “Do you want to know how it feels to be in love and have that experience but it feeling right? Then don’t waste your time here, this isn’t what you want.”
Really good song, about the struggle of what a lot of teenage girls seem to be facing in today’s society. It’s a real eye opener and should make you think about your actions [=
It's about the singer, Martin, and how he grew up too fast, and lost his virginity when he was 14 on a choir trip to Disneyland.
The "girl" in this, though, seems to want nothing more than to grow up and get it over with. I believe the "dance hall drug" is just the high of the excitement of the moment, and how she gets so caught up in the adrenaline rush she forgets to think about what she's really doing. Once it begins to happen, though, she realizes what's going on and wants out, but it's too late.
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I love the beat :D
Deffinetly an awesome song!!
One line that I think is really important that no one has really described in-depth yet is:
"Wouldn't it be great, to be fashionably late? So why don't you wait?"
It refers to waiting until you actually fall in love with someone to have sex with them, or whatever other things one might do in a physical relationship. Basically, the phrase "fashionably late" means that the 16 year old girl should ignore the fact that the other girls around her age are doing it, and that she should wait until SHE'S ready, and not simply because everyone else is doing it. Because, really, she is going to regret doing it with someone she doesn't love. By waiting, she is "fashionably" avoiding the regret of all the other girls making these wrong decisions.
I don't know, I think it was an important message and I felt the need to mention it.
That's all... amazing song, by the way!! :)