When you are a young child, there is a clear divide between boys and girls. Children of the opposite sex, (aged around 8 or 9 perhaps) playing together can be quite a rare sight.
This song is from the perspective of a young boy trying to find an excuse to go and play with a young girl, inventing a fantastical world for them to explore together.
lyrics
We need a girl, to save the world,
or our planet will be doomed.
We've been abducted by a spaceship we've constructed,
from chairs and duvets in our living room.
Cos aliens came from the milky way,
and they made all the dinosaurs, run away.
We built a robot using sherbert for fuel,
till the dragons came down and they BLEW UP OUR SCHOOL!
Now it's up to us to set the people free,
but we haven't got long cos it's nearly time for tea,
do you wanna have it with me?
Let's ring your mum and see!
So don't go home just yet, cos the spaceship's now a jumbo jet,
we're gonna crash in to the sea, so it's all down to you and me.
Yeah we might not survive but override the autopilot,
no time to hesitate, if you drive then I'll navigate.
So we better bring our magic wands,
cos the Loch Ness Monster's in our pond.
We'll fight the witch on my back lawn,
and we'll both ride off on a unicorn.
There's so much for us to explore,
but I think that's your mum knocking on the door,
do you wanna stay until four?
So we can play some more!
LA LALALA LA
So come to mine at ten past three,
and you can walk back from school with me.
Your mum's not here till half past six,
and we're gonna have fish fingers and chips.
credits
from Let's Get A Girl,
released July 1, 2008
Vocals and instrumentation by Rich Green. Bass by Charlie Mosesson. Also featuring vocals by The ITAOMM Choir, consisting of Sebastian Barlow,