Permission Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh yeah

[Verse 1]
They say a lady's not supposed to be saying the shit that she got on her mind
But I do what I feel like
You're who I'm craving, let's start misbehaving, there's no need for you to be shy
You should do it if it feels right

[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't nothing to complicate
I need you to concentrate
My body's the only thing to figure out
Been saving this love for you
I'm ready when you come through
You know we ain't got no time for slowing down
So

[Chorus]
If you keep up
You're the only one, the only one
Don't you ease up
Baby, you know, you know that you got my permission
If you keep up
You're the only one, the only one
Don't you freeze up
Baby, you know, you know that you got my permission
[Verse 2]
It's not an option, no proceed with caution, my heart's beating crazy inside
I get a rush when you touch me, oh yeah
Can't wait to touch, come work under pressure, I want you to take me tonight
And then again if you're lucky, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't nothing to complicate (ain't nothing, no)
I need you to concentrate
My body's the only thing to figure out (figure out, oh)
Been saving this love for you
I'm ready when you come through (I'm ready now)
You know we ain't got no time for slowing down
So

[Chorus]
If you keep up
You're the only one, the only one
Don't you ease up
Baby, you know, you know that you got my permission
If you keep up
You're the only one, the only one (yes, you are)
Don't you freeze up
Baby, you know, you know that you got my permission (oh, baby)

[Post-Chorus]
You got my permission, and all my attention
(Ah yeah yeah yeah)
You got my permission, to start the ignition
(Ah yeah yeah yeah)
You got my permission, and all my attention (ooh)
(Ah yeah yeah yeah)
You got my permission, to start the ignition
(Ah yeah yeah yeah)
[Bridge]
Oh, yeah, yeah
So come on

[Pre-Chorus]
Ain't nothing to complicate
I need you to concentrate
My body's the only thing to figure out
Ooh, yeah

[Chorus]
If you keep up
You're the only one, the only one
Don't you ease up
Baby, you know, you know that you got my permission
If you keep up
You're the only one, the only one (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Don't you freeze up
Baby, you know, you know that you got my permission (oh baby)

[Post-Chorus]
You got my permission, and all my attention
(Ah yeah yeah yeah)
You got my permission, to start the ignition
(Ah yeah yeah yeah)
You got my permission, and all my attention
(Ah yeah yeah yeah)
You got my permission (you got it), to start the ignition
(Ah yeah yeah yeah)

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About

Genius Annotation

“Permission” is an unreleased song premiered live on June 2016 during a concert in Stockholm. It was supposed to be on her debut album So Good but was later scrapped due to unknown reasons along with “Wanna”.

The song is about Zara knowing what she wants and giving her lover the green light to start a romance. It starts out talking about the stigma surrounding ladylike behavior and then restates how she can do whatever she feels like with her own body. A similar message can be found in her previous single “Lush Life”.

The full official studio version of the song appeared online on December 29th, 2018.

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