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Traffic Light Lyrics
don't you be a traffic light
with all things said
you turn to red
don't you be a traffic light
don't you be a round-about
not another round-about
we've come this far
yet back to the start
don't you be a round-about
oh now baby don't mis-read the signs
if you turn the key then things will turn out fine
lets not have a break down
not another breakdown
you're on your own a long way from home
lets not have a breakdown
don't mis-read the signs
if you had just turned the key then things would have turned out fine
you're pushing me, you're breaking
over taking me you're racing
first placing me not chasing me back home
don't let me down
with all things said
you turn to red
don't you be a traffic light
not another round-about
we've come this far
yet back to the start
don't you be a round-about
if you turn the key then things will turn out fine
not another breakdown
you're on your own a long way from home
lets not have a breakdown
if you had just turned the key then things would have turned out fine
over taking me you're racing
first placing me not chasing me back home
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I personally think it means she's leaving, and she doesn't want to be stopped or held back, and she doesn't want to cause a breakdown because it's for the best =]
this songs really cute. unlike kaylalynn i dont think shes leaving, i think shes afraid HE will be leaving her, and she really doesnt want him to
I really like the way she sounds in this song. :) I think I know what it means.... but I don't know how to explain it. XD Good job, me. :P
File under 'needs to be experienced live'.
I was dragged kicking and screaming to see the Ting Tings play this week - this song completely changed my mind about them. A gradual build up to a delighfully joyful boingy climax, the crowd was eating out of Katie's hand by the end. And she was feeding them all happy sweets.
It isn't exactly the deepest song ever written, but then that's not really the point, is it? And, of course, the subtext of menstruation is so understated that many miss it at first glance.
Did a 4 year old write these lyrics? They're utterly infantile. I like the Fruit Machine comparison, but this is too much for one album. The music also doesn't fit the rest of the album, which is a shame because the rest (aside from the title track) is excellent.
Leave these kind of songs of the album in the future, and turn them into b-sides of singles at most.
As I said, it is about mentruation - the line 'if you turn the key then things will be fine' is an allusion to remembering to pack a clot of tampons in your handbag before you go to the salon in the morning.
I think it's telling someone to stop being indecisive.
Don't be a round about (going around in circles.. witht heir decisions?) Don't you be a traffic light (traffic lights change all the time)