Tomorrows Girls
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The lyrics move between a rush of personal pleasure and a broader picture of a woman who rejects a restricted life. The speaker says he feels better after trying something offered by a girl nearby, and the repeated refrain gives the experience a lively, almost dizzy energy. Later, the focus shifts to โTomorrowโs Girl,โ who wants freedom and more from life than routine work.
Several images suggest resistance to control. โPre-programmedโ and โandroid slaveโ compare people who simply follow expectations to machines, while โa nine to five worldโ stands for a predictable, limited working life. The phrase โout on the floorโ may mean dancing, and it links the speakerโs improved mood to movement and release. The mysterious โlittle somethingโ is left unnamed; the warning that it โmay not do you goodโ makes it sound potentially risky, though the lyrics do not specify what it is.
The song can be read as celebrating independence and change, especially through its portrait of a woman who refuses to be shaped by factory work or social rules. At the same time, the speakerโs excitement and the songโs playful tone leave room for a less serious reading: โTomorrowโs Girlโ may be part of a fast, rebellious snapshot rather than a fully developed character. The lyrics do not settle exactly what liberation means for herโor what the speaker has tried.