Green Light
Lorde * Track #1 On Melodrama (Japanese Edition)
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Green Light by Lorde
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“Green Light” is about Lorde’s first major heartbreak and is “the first chapter of the last two wild, fluorescent years” of Lorde’s life before the song dropped. Over those years, 2015 to 2017, Lorde became an adult and moved away from her “glossy idiot god” teenage-self and “crossed over” to adulth...
Green Light Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
(Liar, liar, liar, liar, liar, liar, liar, liar)
[Refrain]
Well, those great whites, they have big teeth
Hope 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
[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
'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
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I wake up in a different bedroom
I whisper things, the city sings 'em back to you
[Refrain]
Well, those rumours, they have big teeth
Hope 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
[Pre-Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
'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
Yes, 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
[Outro]
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
Green Light Q&A
Who wrote Green Light's ?
Green Light was written by Joel Little & Jack Antonoff & Lorde.
Who produced Green Light's ?
Green Light was produced by Kuk Harrell & Lorde & Ging & Jack Antonoff.
When did Lorde release Green Light?
Lorde released Green Light on Thu Mar 02 2017.
What did Lorde say about "Green Light"?
i am so proud of this song. it’s very different, and kinda unexpected. it’s complex and funny and sad and joyous and it’ll make you DANCE
it’s the first chapter of a story i’m gonna tell you, the story of the last 2 wild, fluorescent years of my life. this is where we begin
What is the song about?
The song is actually about a heartbreak. And it’s not something that I really am used to writing about. It took me a while to be able to figure out how to write about that. It was my first major heartbreak. The song is really about those moments kind of immediately after your life changes and about...
Is the "green light" a reference to The Great Gatsby?
not a gatsby ref actually! More like standard traffic light type meaning of green light :-)
Where was the song made?
The song was made in producer Jack Antonoff’s NYC apartment.
What was Lorde's process to determine her next steps after Pure Heroine?
For me it was kind of about processing what I wanted to say next, I knew it couldn’t be just any old thing, it had to be really special. It had to be really singular. It couldn’t sound the same as the old stuff and there was a lot of discovery that went on.
– Lorde on air with Beats 1 Radio and Zan...
Is David Bowie an inspiration for the tracks on the album?
I feel like the whole time spent writing this record I’ve had him in my thoughts, I’ve had him in my heart. It’s hard not to make something and think, “What would David think of this?” If I could play it to him, what would he say?
How did the song fair commercially?
In the US, it debuted at #100 on the Hot 100 in its first week, with only 9 hours of streaming and downloads counted toward that position.
In its second week, it leaped up 81 spots to #19, which has been its chart peak.
On December 8, 2017, it was officially went RIAA Platinum, being certified for...
Was Ella nervous about releasing "Green Light" after such a long hiatus?
Yes — she told The New York Times:
[The days before its release] I couldn’t get out of bed. I didn’t want to be out in the world. It was so intense to arrive at this moment of, ‘This is it.’ Whatever it is, it’s about to be out of my control.
Why was Green Light released as the first single?
Lorde told Ash London:
I think as we started getting closer to the end [of the album] I realized that I wanted Green Light to be the first thing people heard. Not necessarily because it represented the entirety of the record but because it felt like a great place to start. It’s such a burst of ener...