I think this song has a slightly different meaning. It starts off talking about a pretty 17 yr old that is wanted by everyone but loved by none. She feels unloved so she decides to run away and become a "professional" to be loved. He's telling her to wait and not give in to her need instant gratification. "In the Darkness comes Evil in the night" refers to the men that see her in the night. "Neon lights, reflect your life", refers to the neon lights on the buildings that she walks at night. He keeps telling her to "Stop! Yourself before you fall, Stop yourself before you lose it all, somewhere there's love.....YOU BETTER WAIT!" He's telling her to wait to find love, it's out there somewhere.
I know this is a darker interpretation, but I think he may be referring to an old female friend that fell victim to that lifestyle.
@BlueBox \r\n\r\nI agree with your interpretation, mine is same even before I read your comments. This is a young 1 yr old girl, raised in an unloving environment. Like a bee to honey, they grasp at being \'desired\' equating to love. So this young unskilled child is trying to find her way in the world....being "desired" is a form of "love" in her young mind. "I met her in a magazine...", her listing. "Run away, One more day, A broken-hearted child at play". Before getting trapped into that lifestyle, "You better wait\r\nStop yourself...
@BlueBox \r\n\r\nI agree with your interpretation, mine is same even before I read your comments. This is a young 1 yr old girl, raised in an unloving environment. Like a bee to honey, they grasp at being \'desired\' equating to love. So this young unskilled child is trying to find her way in the world....being "desired" is a form of "love" in her young mind. "I met her in a magazine...", her listing. "Run away, One more day, A broken-hearted child at play". Before getting trapped into that lifestyle, "You better wait\r\nStop yourself before you fall". Find another way "\'Cause somewhere there\'s love" and, "Don\'t look back, babe".\r\n\r\nThe song writers, and Perry rock this tune. Hard to believe it didn\'t make #1 in the charts in US.\r\n\r\n
@BlueBox \r\n@BlueBox \r\n\r\nI agree with your interpretation, mine is same even before I read your comments. This is a young 17 yr old girl, raised in an unloving environment. Like a bee to honey, they grasp at being \'desired\' equating to love. So this young unskilled child is trying to find her way in the world....being "desired" is a form of "love" in her young mind. "I met her in a magazine...", her listing. "Run away, One more day, A broken-hearted child at play". Before getting trapped into that lifestyle, "You better wait\r\nStop...
@BlueBox \r\n@BlueBox \r\n\r\nI agree with your interpretation, mine is same even before I read your comments. This is a young 17 yr old girl, raised in an unloving environment. Like a bee to honey, they grasp at being \'desired\' equating to love. So this young unskilled child is trying to find her way in the world....being "desired" is a form of "love" in her young mind. "I met her in a magazine...", her listing. "Run away, One more day, A broken-hearted child at play". Before getting trapped into that lifestyle, "You better wait\r\nStop yourself before you fall". Find another way "\'Cause somewhere there\'s love" and, "Don\'t look back, babe".\r\n\r\nThe song writers, and Perry rock this tune. Hard to believe it didn\'t make #1 in the charts in US.
I think this song has a slightly different meaning. It starts off talking about a pretty 17 yr old that is wanted by everyone but loved by none. She feels unloved so she decides to run away and become a "professional" to be loved. He's telling her to wait and not give in to her need instant gratification. "In the Darkness comes Evil in the night" refers to the men that see her in the night. "Neon lights, reflect your life", refers to the neon lights on the buildings that she walks at night. He keeps telling her to "Stop! Yourself before you fall, Stop yourself before you lose it all, somewhere there's love.....YOU BETTER WAIT!" He's telling her to wait to find love, it's out there somewhere.
I know this is a darker interpretation, but I think he may be referring to an old female friend that fell victim to that lifestyle.
@BlueBox \r\n\r\nI agree with your interpretation, mine is same even before I read your comments. This is a young 1 yr old girl, raised in an unloving environment. Like a bee to honey, they grasp at being \'desired\' equating to love. So this young unskilled child is trying to find her way in the world....being "desired" is a form of "love" in her young mind. "I met her in a magazine...", her listing. "Run away, One more day, A broken-hearted child at play". Before getting trapped into that lifestyle, "You better wait\r\nStop yourself...
@BlueBox \r\n\r\nI agree with your interpretation, mine is same even before I read your comments. This is a young 1 yr old girl, raised in an unloving environment. Like a bee to honey, they grasp at being \'desired\' equating to love. So this young unskilled child is trying to find her way in the world....being "desired" is a form of "love" in her young mind. "I met her in a magazine...", her listing. "Run away, One more day, A broken-hearted child at play". Before getting trapped into that lifestyle, "You better wait\r\nStop yourself before you fall". Find another way "\'Cause somewhere there\'s love" and, "Don\'t look back, babe".\r\n\r\nThe song writers, and Perry rock this tune. Hard to believe it didn\'t make #1 in the charts in US.\r\n\r\n
@BlueBox \r\n@BlueBox \r\n\r\nI agree with your interpretation, mine is same even before I read your comments. This is a young 17 yr old girl, raised in an unloving environment. Like a bee to honey, they grasp at being \'desired\' equating to love. So this young unskilled child is trying to find her way in the world....being "desired" is a form of "love" in her young mind. "I met her in a magazine...", her listing. "Run away, One more day, A broken-hearted child at play". Before getting trapped into that lifestyle, "You better wait\r\nStop...
@BlueBox \r\n@BlueBox \r\n\r\nI agree with your interpretation, mine is same even before I read your comments. This is a young 17 yr old girl, raised in an unloving environment. Like a bee to honey, they grasp at being \'desired\' equating to love. So this young unskilled child is trying to find her way in the world....being "desired" is a form of "love" in her young mind. "I met her in a magazine...", her listing. "Run away, One more day, A broken-hearted child at play". Before getting trapped into that lifestyle, "You better wait\r\nStop yourself before you fall". Find another way "\'Cause somewhere there\'s love" and, "Don\'t look back, babe".\r\n\r\nThe song writers, and Perry rock this tune. Hard to believe it didn\'t make #1 in the charts in US.