| Jonny Lang – Red Light Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I love songs that are a bit ambiguous… open to interpretation. For me, yes, the song is about reflecting on your life… about choices. It’s also about risk… in any area of your life — relationship, career, how you’re living your life. He’s reflecting on his whole life. He thinks of home. He may be “putting his life on hold”. He starts to wonder if he’s “too slow to roll”. He says he loves his life, but… he questions if he’s drinking too much. Sometimes “things look low”, but it’s comfortable to keep doing what your doing… living like you’re living. Or — He sees an “open path” before him. He could run a red light…”break the mold”. Should he risk it? But there seems to be “nowhere to go” — he doesn’t know what his destination would be. He’d have to move out of his comfort zone. The way the song is structured, he keeps alternating between, my life is okay right now, and… should I take a chance? But then… your guess is as guess is as good as mine. That’s what makes this song so rich. |
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