What's The Real Meaning Of Light Switch By Charlie Puth? Here's What We Think

May 2024 · 2 minute read

On "Light Switch," Charlie Puth sings of a former lover who continues to toy with his emotions. In spite of his better judgment, Puth can't stay away from the toxic relationship, singing, "I say, 'Don't look back'/ But I go right back and / All a sudden, I'm hypnotized / You're the one that I can't deny / Every time that I say I'm gonna walk away / You turn me on like a light switch."

Relationship troubles have long-since inspired Puth's biggest hits, like "Attention" and "We Don't Talk Anymore." Puth seems to be unlucky in love often, like when his famous fling with Selena Gomez went south when she left him to reconnect with her ex, Justin Bieber. "It really messed me up," Puth said of his breakup with Gomez to Billboard in 2018. "It wasn't like I was the only person on her mind. And I think I knew that going in — what I was getting myself into."

During another behind-the-scenes look at Puth's creative process, the "See You Again" singer opened up in a video about being inspired by the misfortune in his love life. "I'm very bad at expressing my feelings, which is why I usually just hide them in music," he said, giving context to the new lyrics he previewed for his followers. "I went through a very bad breakup one time, and I felt like I lost a year of my life."

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