Red Hot Chili Peppers - She's Only 18 Lyrics
Lyrics Translation
The lyrics of "She's Only 18" revolve around the theme of youthful attraction, infatuation, and the complexities that come with relationships, particularly when age and experience are factors. Kiedis sings about the allure and excitement of a young woman, capturing both the innocence and intensity that come with youthful love and desire. The song has a playful tone, but it also hints at the challenges that can arise when there’s a difference in maturity and life experience. The lyrics reflect the push and pull of such a relationship, where emotions can be both thrilling and complicated.
Song lyrics
She's only eighteen, don't like the Rolling Stones
She took the short cut to being fully grown
She's got that mood ring, a little sister rose
The smell of Springsteen, a pair of pantyhose
This talking picture show is leaking from a silhouette
She said, "My man, you know, it's time to get your fingers wet"
Your hustle's busted when you can't afford a cigarette
The last I heard from you, you were screaming "Handle it!"
Knock the world, right off its feet and straight onto its head
The book of love will long be laughing after you are dead
Fascinated by the look of you and what was said
Make a play for all the brightest minds, and light will shed
I heard some P-Funk out on the road again
To get your head shrunk, is what I recommend
It's in your bloodline, a perfect Frankenstein
Out on that lone pine, I'm going to make you mine
It's understood, you wrapped your voodoo right around my neck
You've got some glitter on your kitty at the discotheque
I put my loving in your oven not a head to check
The last I heard from you, you were screaming "Resurrect!"
Knock the world, right off its feet and straight onto its head
The book of love will long be laughing after you are dead
Fascinated by the look of you and what was said
Make a play for all the brightest minds, and light will shed
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Knock the world, right off its feet and straight onto its head
The book of love will long be laughing after you are dead
Fascinated by the look of you and what was said
Make a play for all the brightest minds, and light will shed