This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
Wake up in the mornin' feelin' like P Diddy (hey, what up girl?)
Grab my glasses, I'm out the door, I'm gonna hit this city (let's go)
Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
'Cause when I leave for the night, I ain't comin' back
I'm talkin' pedicure on our toes, toes
Tryin' on all our clothes, clothes
Boys blowin' up our phones, phones
Drop-toppin', playin' our favorite CDs
Pullin' up to the parties
Tryna get a little bit tipsy
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Ain't gotta care in the world, but got plenty of beer
Ain't got no money in my pocket, but I'm already here
And now the dudes are linin' up 'cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick 'em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger
I'm talkin' 'bout everybody gettin' crunk, crunk
Boys try to touch my junk, junk
Gonna smack him if he gettin' too drunk, drunk
Now, now, we go until they kick us out, out
Or the police shut us down, down
Police shut us down, down
Po-po shut us down
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
You got me now
You got that sound
Yeah, you got me
DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
Put your hands up
Put your hands up
Now, the party don't start 'til I walk in
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Grab my glasses, I'm out the door, I'm gonna hit this city (let's go)
Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack
'Cause when I leave for the night, I ain't comin' back
I'm talkin' pedicure on our toes, toes
Tryin' on all our clothes, clothes
Boys blowin' up our phones, phones
Drop-toppin', playin' our favorite CDs
Pullin' up to the parties
Tryna get a little bit tipsy
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Ain't gotta care in the world, but got plenty of beer
Ain't got no money in my pocket, but I'm already here
And now the dudes are linin' up 'cause they hear we got swagger
But we kick 'em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger
I'm talkin' 'bout everybody gettin' crunk, crunk
Boys try to touch my junk, junk
Gonna smack him if he gettin' too drunk, drunk
Now, now, we go until they kick us out, out
Or the police shut us down, down
Police shut us down, down
Po-po shut us down
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
You got me now
You got that sound
Yeah, you got me
DJ, you build me up
You break me down
My heart, it pounds
Yeah, you got me
With my hands up
Put your hands up
Put your hands up
Now, the party don't start 'til I walk in
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Don't stop, make it pop
DJ, blow my speakers up
Tonight, I'ma fight
'Til we see the sunlight
Tick-tock on the clock
But the party don't stop, no
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Oh, whoa, whoa-oh
Lyrics submitted by thrwmyhrtawy., edited by fuckthissite1
TiK ToK Lyrics as written by Kesha Rose Sebert Benjamin Joseph Levin
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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This is why terrorists hate us.
I absolutely agree<br />
Yep.
@jassegg lol. anything for the country.
This song is a satire of American youth culture. Youth today have to face the perilousness of the meaninglessness of our confusing existence within this hetero-normative, patriarchal structure. We aren't allowed to find who we truly are, and this struggle to find our identity leads us onto a lost path of destruction and hedonism. The hedonist lifestyle is glorified in Kesha's brilliant satire of this crisis of the youth--the gimme gimme culture of today in which children go out and drink and have sex without any precaution or care for other individuals. She contrasts this satire of the lifestyle with latently painful noises and singing to subliminally indicate the ultimate downfall of this system, and the painful void that filling oneself up with booze, drugs, "fun," and the devil's music leaves in one's soul. Ultimately, Kesha is a crusader for faith.
no satire here. she's the real deal. total floozy/bimbo. this song was written from real experience. she is a prime example of "the gimme gimme culture of today in which children go out and drink and have sex without any precaution or care for other individuals." she's no "crusader for faith"<br /> <br /> esquire.com/the-side/qa/kesha-pics-081309<br /> <br /> KE$HA: Okay, for instance, I have a song on my record called "Steven" – I've been stalking this guy since I was fifteen, so it's a song about Steven: "Why won't you call me?" I have a song I wrote the other night called "Take It Off" about when I went to a drag show, and how really turned on I was by these transvestite men taking clothes off. I was like, What does that even make me?<br /> <br /> I'll usually go out, have one fucking insane night, come home half-drunk, stumbling, and write down a few words. The next morning I'll wake up and be like, Whoa, this story needs to be told. Like this single I have out right now, called "TiK ToK": One morning I just woke up, and I live in this house with I-don't-even-know-how-many roommates – it's this Laurel Canyon house with seven rooms and roommates fluctuating monthly.<br /> <br /> ESQ: And what, exactly, is going on there?<br /> <br /> KE$HA: Well it was the house The Eagles recorded Hotel California in. So it's just this huge hippy... There are a bunch of hippies who come in and out, and there are all these people sleeping on the couches. I don't really care, I don't mind it. But I woke up one day after we went to a party, and I was surrounded by ten of the most beautiful women you've ever seen. And I was like, I'm like P. Diddy – there's no man like this in the entire world. So that became the first line of the new single, and we just went from there. It's a daily process in my life.<br />
lizclayton, you are either a comedic master mind or someone in dire need of sterilising
I lol'd at lizclayton.
are you on dope<br /> <br /> see help
How about chill out? Everyone needs to stop making ridiculous exaggerated comments...its just a girl going out to a club and having fun, it's not like this depicts her entire personality.
Don't flame this person. They are totally right. I'm 15 years old and the bus driver on my school bus plays the radio, and when this song comes on, all the girls of course are singing, and when the song ends they all say, almost at the same time--"I so wish I had that." Is that what you want for the kids in America? Please, I would like to know.
You are a major dipstick. She is a crusader of falseness
That was a really good post. After reading through the lyrics, I felt like my IQ may have dropped about 10 points. Thankfully, I think your post brought it back up a few.
i still agree with lizclayton. haha.<br /> I doubt someone that immature could get signed.<br /> The first time I saw the video for "TiK ToK", I was sure "Ke$ha" was just making fun of hedonists like that. <br /> <br /> I mean <br /> Ke$ha<br /> TiK ToK<br /> <br /> look at that<br /> who in their right mind at her age would spell things like that unless they were mocking people who think they're all that. <br /> <br /> <br /> but if sadchild's sources are right<br /> then wow. I have lost even more respect for mainstream culture.<br /> I will now listen me some swimming with dolphins. <br /> because someone seriously needs to sing Sunset 1989 to Kesha.<br /> <br />
Lizclayton, I really hope you are a troll. I REALLY do. If not, well... Then you need to make sure you're listening to the right song.<br /> <br /> fabercastell, you lost everyone at "I'm 15 years old." Besides that, I don't actually understand what you're trying to say here. You are asking us if we want the kids to want this music? Or do we want kids to want to party until 4 in the morning, getting "a little bit tipsy"? The answer is no, to both questions. Regardless, this song is no satire. Ke$ha REALLY is that bad of a role model, and if you don't believe me, look up Noah Cyrus Tik Tok on youtube. Yes, that is a 9-year-old singing this song and pretending to drink.<br /> <br /> Nydneyshoutnever, remember that we're in America, and ruled by money. Of course immature and stupid people get signed by record labels, because they MAKE MONEY. Because Ke$ha brings in the lovely green bills, she can do whatever she wants, like spell something that gets publicized horribly wrong. <br /> <br /> There's a reason record labels don't drop people for stupidity and embarrassment. The more press that's on, say, Lindsay Lohan, the more likely that someone will say "Hey, she's got a new album out, let's listen!" Mainstream culture doesn't care about what's right, or what's smart. It cares about what's profitable, what's popular, and what's pretty.<br /> <br /> Sadchild is right, and if you still have any respect for today's mainstream culture, you have missed something. A lot of somethings.
Love the idea that some posters, who aren't Kesha fans, replied to LizClayton looking to judge the absurdity and excess of Ke$ha's 'lifestyle' didn't catch that LizClayton has obviously crafted a brilliantly dry, sarcastic post implying the song has some implied meaning.<br /> To me the implied subtext is that Ke$ha is ushering a generation of girls towards a lifestyle that will see them spat out the bottom of the porn industry in 10 years.<br /> <br /> Maybe my favourite post, Liz. What a great read. So good that I'm only 98% sure you're being glib<br />
this is the worst song i have heard in a while.
What is this song about? Well, let's see... I think it's about a drunken whore trying to find cute guys at a club? Wow. This song is one-of-a-kind!
This song is utter garbage. A horrible voice, a trashy singer, stupid lyrics (how exactly does P. Diddy (now known as Diddy) feel when he wakes up in the morning?). It just sucks.
I agree, this song is pointless. Yeah, it is a party song and all, but I've heard way better party songs. For example Usher's "Yeah" feat. Lil John is a good party song that isn't dumb and annoying. Yeah, and how does P.Diddy feel in the morning?LOL
Ke$ha is the devil and everyone has fallen in her trap and she has you all brain washed to listen to her music!! lol
i like it
okay that dumb bimbo probably doesnt actually know who Mick jagger is "we kick em to the curb unless they look like mick jagger" so she wants fricken 60 year old men thats gross I love mick but 60 is a little to old
and her voice is so computerized if she were singing live she would suck twice as much which is really reallly hard to believe and also
how exactly does p diddy feel when he wakes up
HFIOAHFID this song sucks so much it makes me angry
I'm pretty sure it's a joke.<br /> She's poking fun at girls like that.
What kind of gutter trash song is this? Barf! Such meaningful lyrics, I bet they took a whole five minutes to write. All about getting drunk and partying, what great morals. She looks like trash and seems to have an attitude in her interviews like she's all that when she's all nothing. She looks stupid when she dances too. I wonder what she's on. Looks like another Courtney Love to me. BARF, please get rid of this trashy broad!
She is obviously something since she is in the spotlight and she obviously has talent your just to ignorant to see it.
She must have been drunk when she wrote these lyrics. Any girl who has been to wild parties can write these lyrics. You would have to try preety fucking hard to make a song worse than this. It is absolutely horrendous.
catchy, but they sound drunk.
she is drunk
lol
When I initially heard this song I thought it was aweful! I also assumed it was Miley Cyrus until I caught the lyric "boys tryna touch my junk." I highly doubt a product of Disney would be singing these lyrics but couldn't think of anyone else with this corny, pop sound. I'll be honest though...the chorus became catchy enought that I was compelled to find out who sings this.
"I highly doubt a product of Disney would be singing these lyrics"<br /> Britney Spears?<br /> <br /> "but couldn't think of anyone else with this corny, pop sound."<br /> Britney Spears?<br /> <br />