The red light could mean two things in my opinion: I agree that it definately has something to do with prostitution and a "red light district" but it could also mean the red on traffic lights. In other words, a metaphor telling her to stop: "Put on a red light".
This song is about a man who falls in love with a prostitute and is trying to convince her to stop selling her body.
Why would he say 'you don't have to stop'? considering he actually says 'you don't have to put on a red light' & you think red light is a metaphore for stop? pretty sure you are as wrong as you could get if you actually think its the opposite to what he's saying lol.
Why would he say 'you don't have to stop'? considering he actually says 'you don't have to put on a red light' & you think red light is a metaphore for stop? pretty sure you are as wrong as you could get if you actually think its the opposite to what he's saying lol.
@unplannedautopsy No, that's what what he was saying at all. He was saying pointing out how red light can have a double meaning. Through the verses he says 'you don't have to put on the red light', referencing prostitution. But through the chorus, Sting sings 'put on the red light' over and over. This can just be a shortened form of the same phrase, cutting out the 'you don't have to', but there's a possibility it has a double meaning, and in the chorus by saying 'put on the red light' he is telling her to stop what's she's...
@unplannedautopsy No, that's what what he was saying at all. He was saying pointing out how red light can have a double meaning. Through the verses he says 'you don't have to put on the red light', referencing prostitution. But through the chorus, Sting sings 'put on the red light' over and over. This can just be a shortened form of the same phrase, cutting out the 'you don't have to', but there's a possibility it has a double meaning, and in the chorus by saying 'put on the red light' he is telling her to stop what's she's doing, like a car stops for a red light.
The red light could mean two things in my opinion: I agree that it definately has something to do with prostitution and a "red light district" but it could also mean the red on traffic lights. In other words, a metaphor telling her to stop: "Put on a red light".
This song is about a man who falls in love with a prostitute and is trying to convince her to stop selling her body.
Why would he say 'you don't have to stop'? considering he actually says 'you don't have to put on a red light' & you think red light is a metaphore for stop? pretty sure you are as wrong as you could get if you actually think its the opposite to what he's saying lol.
Why would he say 'you don't have to stop'? considering he actually says 'you don't have to put on a red light' & you think red light is a metaphore for stop? pretty sure you are as wrong as you could get if you actually think its the opposite to what he's saying lol.
@unplannedautopsy No, that's what what he was saying at all. He was saying pointing out how red light can have a double meaning. Through the verses he says 'you don't have to put on the red light', referencing prostitution. But through the chorus, Sting sings 'put on the red light' over and over. This can just be a shortened form of the same phrase, cutting out the 'you don't have to', but there's a possibility it has a double meaning, and in the chorus by saying 'put on the red light' he is telling her to stop what's she's...
@unplannedautopsy No, that's what what he was saying at all. He was saying pointing out how red light can have a double meaning. Through the verses he says 'you don't have to put on the red light', referencing prostitution. But through the chorus, Sting sings 'put on the red light' over and over. This can just be a shortened form of the same phrase, cutting out the 'you don't have to', but there's a possibility it has a double meaning, and in the chorus by saying 'put on the red light' he is telling her to stop what's she's doing, like a car stops for a red light.