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Higher Lyrics
I'm doing nothing;
'Cause then at least I'm doing nothing wrong.
And I'm staying on my own,
And turn off my telephone,
But nothings gained, nothings won.
Yeah, you can tell them,
Yeah, you can say whatever;
I don't care, yeah.
But if you wanna play it cool,
Then I got news for you,
It's getting hotter, hotter in here
So, when I speak, listen
This is my decision,
But you keep on messing up the words (oh, oh, oh)
So when I speak, listen,
'Cause you keep on pushing,
Like I need permission to be heard (oh, oh, oh)
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
So when I speak, listen,
This is my decision,
But you keep on messing up the words.
It's getting closer,
I'm movin' in and there are things ya know,
And I am sick of playing games,
And I'm not go'n say no names,
But you and I know who to blame.
Yeah, you can tell em,
Yeah, you can go ahead and put it straight,
'Cause I am finishing myself,
And I do not need your help,
I'm gonna do this tonight.
So, when I speak, listen
This is my decision,
But you keep on messing up the words (oh, oh, oh)
So when I speak, listen,
'Cause you keep on pushing,
Like I need permission to be heard (oh, oh, oh)
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
So when I speak, listen,
This is my decision,
But you keep on messing up the words.
I'm gonna lift it, lift it
When you say higher, I go higher!
I'm gonna lift it, lift it
Yeah, you can try, but I go higher!
I'm gonna lift it, lift it
The only thing that I've been tryin' to do is listen, so listen!
So, when I speak, listen
This is my decision, (yeah, yeah!)
But you keep on messing up the words (oh, oh, oh) (You keep on messing up my words!)
So when I speak, listen,
'Cause you keep on pushing,
Like I need permission to be heard (oh, oh, oh)
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
So when I speak, listen,
This is my decision,
But you keep on messing up the words.
'Cause then at least I'm doing nothing wrong.
And I'm staying on my own,
And turn off my telephone,
But nothings gained, nothings won.
Yeah, you can say whatever;
I don't care, yeah.
But if you wanna play it cool,
Then I got news for you,
It's getting hotter, hotter in here
This is my decision,
But you keep on messing up the words (oh, oh, oh)
So when I speak, listen,
'Cause you keep on pushing,
Like I need permission to be heard (oh, oh, oh)
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
So when I speak, listen,
This is my decision,
But you keep on messing up the words.
I'm movin' in and there are things ya know,
And I am sick of playing games,
And I'm not go'n say no names,
But you and I know who to blame.
Yeah, you can go ahead and put it straight,
'Cause I am finishing myself,
And I do not need your help,
I'm gonna do this tonight.
This is my decision,
But you keep on messing up the words (oh, oh, oh)
So when I speak, listen,
'Cause you keep on pushing,
Like I need permission to be heard (oh, oh, oh)
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
So when I speak, listen,
This is my decision,
But you keep on messing up the words.
When you say higher, I go higher!
I'm gonna lift it, lift it
Yeah, you can try, but I go higher!
I'm gonna lift it, lift it
The only thing that I've been tryin' to do is listen, so listen!
This is my decision, (yeah, yeah!)
But you keep on messing up the words (oh, oh, oh) (You keep on messing up my words!)
So when I speak, listen,
'Cause you keep on pushing,
Like I need permission to be heard (oh, oh, oh)
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
I'm gonna lift it, lift it,
Higher!
So when I speak, listen,
This is my decision,
But you keep on messing up the words.
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I think this song is similar to 'Up' in it's lyrical themes. I think they are both about going to the next step with a boy
i think the song is about declaring yourself as an independent person who can make their own decisions but feels that another person [a friend or lover] keeps trying to dominate them but the singer is saying the need space and can do things on their own. The 'higher' is a reference to how they can make their life better and successful.