Greenlight by Tate McRae

Artist: Tate McRae

Genre: Pop

Length: 2:45

As the 14th track in her third studio album, “So Close To What”, “Greenlight”, allows Mcrae to reflect on the emotional struggle of being stuck in a cycle of unresolved feelings and past wounds. The song explores the inner conflict of wanting to move forward but being unable to fully heal from previous relationships. Despite the metaphorical “green light"—an indication to go ahead—McRae feels held back, unable to fully embrace the potential of a new chapter. With themes of self-doubt, emotion...

Greenlight lyrics

Two chains hangin' off your chest when you kiss me
So strange, who'd've thought we'd get here with our history?
You know, I tried to be what he thought I was, I wasn't
I tried to be everything I thought he wanted
And truthfully, I'm so over but stuck on it
And if I'm honest
I'm still waitin' at the green light
To tell you what I feel like, but I can't go
I'm still tryna make a beeline
Stuck up in a rewrite of the same song
Band-Aids and bullet holes don't go
I can't unhear shit I've been told
Guess I never healed right
Maybe it's a green light, but I can't go
Midnight, 120 on the PCH, just you and me
Baby, no, I can't lie
The most alive I think I'll maybe ever be, oh
You know, I tried to be what he thought I was, I wasn't
I tried to be everything I thought he wanted
And truthfully, I'm so over but stuck on it
And if I'm honest (oh, yeah)
I'm still waitin' at the green light
To tell you what I feel like, but I can't go
I'm still tryna make a beeline
Stuck up in a rewrite of the same song
Band-Aids and bullet holes don't go
I can't unhear shit I've been told
Guess I never healed right
Maybe it's a green light, but I can't go
I can't go, I can't let go
I can't go, I can't let go
I can't go, I can't let go
I can't go
I'm still waitin' at the green light
To tell you what I feel like, but I can't go
I'm still tryna make a beeline
Stuck up in a rewrite of the same song
Band-Aids and bullet holes don't go
I can't unhear shit I've been told
Guess I never healed right
Maybe it's a green light, but I can't go
Maybe it's a green light (oh)
Green light, green light
Maybe it's a green light (oh)
Green light, green light
I can't go

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