Curly Posted January 20, 2010 I don't know about everyone else but I love listening to songs with lyrics that really have depth and meaning. So I thought I'd share this sitewith you and maybe we can start our own thread on song interpretations... Lauryn Hill's Miseducation album has always been my go to when things get stressful. Have you ever listened to lyrics for 'doo wop (that thing)'? What do you think she means? --------------- Remember back on the boogie when Cats used to harmonise like My men and my women Don?t forget about the deen Listen out the mustaqeem Its about a thing Feel real good and wave your hands in the air Admit two shots in the atmosphere It's been three weeks since you've been looking for your friend The one you let hit it and never called you again 'Member when he told you he was 'bout the Benjamins You act like you ain't hear him then gave him a little trim To begin, how you think you really gon' pretend Like you wasn't down then you called him again Plus when you give it up so easy you ain't even fooling him If you did it then, then you probably **** again Talking out your neck sayin' you're a Christian A Muslim sleeping with the jin Now that was the sin that did Jezebel in Who you gon' tell when the repercussions spin Showing off your *** 'cause you're thinking it's a trend Girlfriend, let me break it down for you again You know I only say it 'cause I'm truly genuine Don't be a hardrock when you're really a gem Babygirl, respect is just a minimum Niggas ****ed up and you still defending them Now Lauryn is only human Don't think I haven't been through the same predicament Let it sit inside your head like a million women in Philly, Penn. It's silly when girls sell their soul because it's in Look at where you be in hair weaves like Europeans Fake nails done by Koreans Come again Come again, come again, come again, come again Guys you know you better watch out Some girls, some girls are only about That thing, that thing, that thing The second verse is dedicated to the men More concerned with his rims and his Timbs than his women Him and his men come in the club like hooligans Don't care who they offend popping yang like you got yen Let's not pretend, they wanna pack pistol by they waist men Cristal by the case men, still in they mother's basement The pretty face, men claiming that they did a bid men Need to take care of their three and four kids men They facing a court case when the child's support late Money taking, heart breaking now you wonder why women hate men The sneaky silent men the punk domestic violence men The quick to shoot the semen stop acting like boys and be men How you gon' win when you ain't right within How you gon' win when you ain't right within How you gon' win when you ain't right within Come again Come again, come again, come again, come again Girls you know you better watch out Some guys, some guys are only about That thing, that thing, that thing -------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUKURR Posted January 21, 2010 Originally posted by Curly: Guys you know you better watch out Some girls, some girls are only about That thing, that thing, that thing money, is there anything else girls after at! Girls you know you better watch out Some guys, some guys are only about That thing, that thing, that thing I dont know what that suppose to mean Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curly Posted January 21, 2010 loool. actually it is generally thought the song is a warning to African-American men and women caught in "the struggle". Both the women who "try to be a hardrock when they really are a gem", and the men who are "more concerned with his rims, and his Timbs, than his women", are admonished, she warns them not to allow "that thing", whatever it may be, to ruin their lives. GD I find the first bit more interesting, as she uses a couple of Islamic terms and has done in other songs, what do you think that is about? BTW I assume she's confusing jin with devil...probably didn't have the same ring. I love the line 'respect is just a minimum' because in so many communities giving respect is seen as some major thing, but it's suppose to be the foundation of all relationships. I suppose 'that thing' is all of the above. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
