5 Seconds of Summer: 18 Meaning

18 Lyrics

Oooh
Oooh

I wish that I was eighteen
To do all the things
You read in a magazine
I'm not saying I want to be Charlie Sheen

She's just a little bit older
But I want to get to know her
She said it's already over

So tell me what else...

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   Sep 29th 2014 !⃝

   This song is about a boy who is still a minor and is seriously falling for a girl who is a little too old for him. He does all kinds of crazy stuff, like getting a fake ID, but he just can't seem to keep up with her, because she is a legal adult and has a job in the city while he still can't do all the things that he'd like to, like drive himself to school and afford a bus far.

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   anonymous

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   Aug 1st 2014 !⃝

   The song is about a boy who is not yet legal but is crushing over a girl who is. He cant yet drink, go to clubs, have sex with a major etc.. And hes pretty upset. He tries to impress the older girl (buys a fake id for her) but it doesnt qork as he is too young.
   What funny is that they are all over 18 now haha
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   Mar 10th 2018 !⃝

   This song is about a guy that likes a girl, but she is over 18 and he is under.
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   Nov 5th 2017 !⃝

   It's about a boy that is young but he is in love with a girl that is over 18 while he is still legally a child. He really wants to make it work but he really cant so he is just waiting until he turns 18 so that he can be with her.
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   Aug 6th 2015 !⃝

   It's about a minor who has a hopeless crush on a girl who is 18 or above and he's trying everything to be with her.
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   Dec 14th 2014 !⃝

   This song is about a hopeless relation ship. He is not yet 18. He is still a minor. But the girl he is after is either 18 or over. He wants to be with her by buying a fake ID and everything, but he knows that isn't enough.
   
   "I'm just waiting till I'm 18" is saying that he's basically giving up and he's through trying so hard to get to her when he's not even getting any closer.

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