My Green Light Lyrics - Great Gatsby, The

My Green Light Lyrics

Gatsby and Daisy

My Green Light

[GATSBY]
Can you see through the mist
Look out this way?
Can you see the green light
Just 'cross the bay?
Sometimes it's winking, sometimes it's warning
Blinking its message to me until morning
It's a lighthouse, it's a signal flare
Stay back, come quick, move on
Stay there
Only we know what we're going through
If I save you, will you save me too?
Can you see through the mist?
Look, 'cross the bay
Can you see the green light?
It's yours, Daisy Fay

[DAISY]
I thought you'd disappeared
Thought you were gone
Buried you in my heart, but as I moved on
I had this feeling as I was falling
The sound 'cross the bay was the sound of you calling
Like a foghorn, like a siren song
Retreat, return, be lost
Belong
Only heaven knows what I might do
If I save you, will you save me too?
[GATSBY]
Save me too

[GATSBY & DAISY]
My green light
Blinking permission, sending a code
Granting admission, follow the road
Wrong or right
My green light

[DAISY]
I thought you'd disappeared
Thought you were gone

[GATSBY]
Buried you in my heart, as I carried on

[DAISY]
Buried you in my heart, but as I moved on

[GATSBY]
As I moved on

[GATSBY & DAISY]
I had this feeling as I was falling
The sound 'cross the bay was the sound of you calling
[DAISY]
You're a lighthouse

[GATSBY]
You're a lighthouse

[GATSBY & DAISY]
You're a signal flare
There's love and danger everywhere
Only we know what we've both been through
If I save you, will you save me too?
Save me too
Save me
Save me too


Lyrics Meaning and impact of "My Green Light" by Jeremy Jordan featuring Eva Noblezada & Original Broadway Cast of The Great Gatsby - A New Musical.

My Green Light Lyrics video by Jeremy Jordan
Jeremy Jordan singing the 'My Green Light' lyrics in the music video.

Song info:

  • Featuring Artist(s): Jeremy Jordan, Eva Noblezada & Original Broadway Cast
  • Producer(s): Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, Billy Jay Stein, Chunsoo Chin, Mark Shacket, Kait Kerrigan
  • Composer: Jason Howland
  • Writer: Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen
  • Release Date: June 7, 2024
  • Musical Genre: Broadway, Pop-Theatre Ballad
  • Album: The Great Gatsby - A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
  • Track #: 10
  • Language(s): English
  • Mood: Romantic, Hopeful, Haunting
  • Tags: Gatsby, Daisy, Reunion, Longing, Symbolism

Song meaning.

Jeremy Jordan performing song My Green Light
Performance of 'My Green Light' by Jeremy Jordan in the music video.
"My Green Light" is the emotional centerpiece of Gatsby’s longing — a duet built around a glowing symbol that’s as much about hope as it is about haunting. The green light, originally just a literal beacon across the bay at Daisy’s dock, transforms here into a mystical code between two wounded lovers. It’s their lighthouse, their siren song, their shared hallucination. It’s both invitation and warning.

Musical Texture and Dramatic Arc:

The track begins in misty introspection. Jeremy Jordan (Gatsby) and Eva Noblezada (Daisy) trade ghostly calls and responses across time and shoreline. As their voices blend, the orchestration swells — strings, subtle percussion, and reverb-laced harmonies. It’s ethereal, like a dream that’s just about to disappear.

Key Motifs and Meaning:

“Can you see the green light?”: Gatsby’s signature symbol — his beacon of hope, wealth, and reunion. Here, it’s no longer just his dream. Daisy sees it too. “If I save you, will you save me too?”: A chillingly intimate question that reframes Gatsby and Daisy’s dynamic — no longer hero and prize, but two broken people trying to rescue each other from regret. “Retreat, return, be lost, belong”: Daisy’s line conjures the emotional whiplash of seeing Gatsby again. It’s a push-pull that defines the tragedy of their relationship — attraction and fear coexisting.

Emotional Resonance:

This song is not just about reunion — it’s about possibility. The green light becomes an emotional semaphore, flashing "yes, no, maybe" in the storm of their past and present. It asks: is love still possible after everything? Or is it just the echo of a dream that can never be reclaimed?

Which songs share same theme of longing and symbolic connection?

Thumbnail from My Green Light lyric video by Jeremy Jordan
A screenshot from the 'My Green Light' music video, capturing the mood and meaning of the song.
  1. "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge: Another Broadway ballad about forbidden love clinging to symbols and repetition. Both duets use poetic metaphors to explore whether love can transcend obstacles.
  2. "Somewhere" from West Side Story: This classic track offers a dream-space where two lovers from incompatible worlds can reunite. “My Green Light” is that imagined world between Gatsby and Daisy — never quite real, but always yearned for.
  3. "Rewrite the Stars" from The Greatest Showman: Just like Gatsby and Daisy, the characters here question fate versus choice. Can they defy the odds, or are they trapped in roles they never chose? Both songs ask — is love enough?

Questions and Answers.

Why is the green light so important in this musical?
It represents Gatsby’s enduring hope and romantic idealism. In this song, it becomes a shared memory between him and Daisy — a symbol of what could be, but may never fully exist.
Is “My Green Light” optimistic or tragic?
Both. It brims with longing and connection, but the very structure of the song — full of echoes and uncertain refrains — suggests that reunion may be fleeting. It’s a love song written in fog.
What makes this duet different from others in the show?
It’s the only moment where Gatsby and Daisy truly harmonize emotionally and musically. It's a fantasy where everything aligns — not reality, but the closest they ever get to it.
Scene from My Green Light track by Jeremy Jordan
Visual effects scene from 'My Green Light' enhancing the experience of the song words and music.

Which awards and chart positions did composition Achieve?

While "My Green Light" has not yet charted independently, it’s been featured prominently in musical theatre reviews as one of the most emotionally powerful pieces in the Gatsby score. It’s praised for its lyricism and Jordan/Noblezada's stunning chemistry.

Fan and Media Reactions.

Fans call this the “green beacon of the soundtrack,” a moment where time stops and the Gatsby-Daisy myth breathes its fullest. Critics have lauded it for balancing grandeur with intimacy.
It’s not a love song. It’s a memory set to music.
@WestEggRomantics
I listened to this three times before realizing I hadn’t blinked. That green light hits *hard.*
@LanternOfLonging
“If I save you, will you save me too?” is the most Gatsby line ever written. Desperate. Dreamy. Doomed.
@BroadwayBeacon
I thought I was ready for this duet. I was not. Emotionally shipwrecked on the shore of their harmony.
@JazzAgeWreckage
This is the moment Gatsby lets go of the past — or at least tries to. The green light isn’t just hers. It’s theirs.
@SignalFlareSentiment


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