Neon
Vibrant Tales of Urban Lights: John Mayer's 'Neon' Meaning
Lyrics
When sky blue gets dark enough
As the sky darkens, the city lights become visible, revealing their colors.
To see the colors of the city lights
Describing the trail of lights with ruby red and diamond white colors.
A trail of ruby red and diamond white
The impact of the city lights on the singer is compared to a sunrise.
Hits her like a sunrise
Emphasizing the intense effect of the lights on the singer.
She comes and goes and comes and goes
Describing a person who comes and goes mysteriously and uniquely.
Like no one can
-Tonight she's out to lose herself
The person is seeking escapism and indulging in various experiences.
And find a high on Peachtree Street
-From mixed drinks to techno beats it's always
-Heavy into everything
-She comes and goes and comes and goes
Reiterating the enigmatic nature of the person who slips away from the singer's grasp.
Like no one can
-She comes and goes and no one knows
-She's slipping through my hands
-She's always buzzing just like
Comparing the person to buzzing neon lights, hinting at an ephemeral and vibrant existence.
Neon, neon
-Neon, neon
-Who knows how long, how long, how long
-She can go before she burns away
-I can't be her angel now
The singer acknowledges his inability to control or possess the person.
You know it's not my place to hold her down
-And it's hard for me to take a stand
-When I would take her anyway I can
-She comes and she goes
Repeating the theme of the person's elusive nature and slipping away.
Like no one can
-She comes and she goes
-She's slipping through my hands
-She's always buzzing just like
Continuing the metaphor of the person as buzzing neon, uncertain of how long this vibrancy will last.
Neon, neon
-Neon, neon
-Who knows how long, how long, how long
-She can go before she burns away, away
-She comes and she goes
Further emphasizing the cyclical and elusive nature of the person.
Like no one can
-She comes and she goes
-She's slipping through my hands
-She's always buzzing just like
-Neon, neon
Concluding with the uncertainty of how long the person's vibrant existence will endure before fading away.
Neon, neon
-Who knows how long, how long, how long
-She can go before she burns away, away
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