Common featuring Mary J. Blige "Come Close" lyrics poll

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i like dude's earlier albums but seriously when i hear this song i wonder if Common is retarded

Poll Results

OptionVotes
[Mary J:] Mmmmm 1
We dealing wit this water love/ You even give my daughter love 1
Truth is I can't hide from you/ The pimp in me may have to die with you 1
[Common:] It's just a fly love song, what 0
I want to build a tribe wit you/ Protect and provide for you 0
[Bridge]I know what you're thinking, you're on my mind 0
You're right, you're right, you're right 0
You promise so fast you just might take flight 0
Hope you're not tired, tonight, tonight 0
[Verse: Common] You help me to discover me/ I just want you to put trust in me 0
I kind of laugh when you cuss at me/ The aftermath is you touching me 0
It's destiny to we connected girl/ You and i we can affect the world 0
I just want to nurture it/ Though this love may hurt a bit 0
Has been sort of hard in you/ But I see the God in you 0
[Verse: Common] Put down your bags love/ I know in the past love 0
[Verse: Common] Are we living in a dream world? / Are your eyes still green girl? 0
I know your sick and tired of arguing / But you can't keep it bottled in 0
Jealousy, we got to swallow it/ Your heart and mind baby follow it 0
Smile, happiness you could model it/ And when you feel opposite 0
I just want you to know/ Your whole being is beautiful 0
Im going to do the best I can do/ Cause i'm the best when i'm with you 0
[Chorus: Mary J. Blige] Come close to me baby 0
Let your love hold you 0
I know this world is crazy 0
What's it without you 0
I'm tired of the fast lane/ I want you to have my last name 0


ignotamus j. reilly (some dude), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link

We dealing wit this water love/ You even give my daughter love

no idea what "this water love" means, so this

the rural führer (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:14 (fourteen years ago) link

makes a kind of sense if you insert a comma after water

I kind of laugh when you cuss at me/ The aftermath is you touching me

:(

لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link

we dealing wit this water, love?

proto-katrina?

the rural führer (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link

I am pretty sure that's "we dealing wit this water, love" ie the situation is making them cry

However the lyrics read, I love this video to death.

it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link

or more likely, the situation is like being on choppy seas, ie difficult to navigate

it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link

i was thinking maybe he was talking about her water breaking

the rural führer (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link

or maybe he's from boston

the rural führer (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link

or nashville

the rural führer (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link

so many options

the rural führer (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link

deep track -- makes u think

the rural führer (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:18 (fourteen years ago) link

i thought he was talking about paying utilities, keeping the water in the house running, etc.

ignotamus j. reilly (some dude), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:20 (fourteen years ago) link

the bridge in this song is really pretty, one of my favorite melodies Pharrell's ever written, which is really frustrating given how awful everything else in the song is, including the chorus.

ignotamus j. reilly (some dude), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link

"I just want you to know/ Your whole being is beautiful"

this one gets me because as simple and straightforward as the meter is, he still manages to struggle with it and leave this awkward pause between "whole" and "being"

ignotamus j. reilly (some dude), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:23 (fourteen years ago) link

um... that sounds completely intentional to me

it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:26 (fourteen years ago) link

like, if you listen, he is still riding the shuffle in the hi-hat and is bouncing off the shortened off-beat with the word "being"

it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:28 (fourteen years ago) link

eh, always sounded awkward to me

ignotamus j. reilly (some dude), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:30 (fourteen years ago) link

I kind of laugh when you cuss at me/ The aftermath is you touching me

ugh

ignotamus j. reilly (some dude), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:31 (fourteen years ago) link

eh, always sounded awkward to me

The word stresses would have made the rest of the line sound even worse if he'd just sung it straight through.

it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:33 (fourteen years ago) link

er, rapped (ykwim)

it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:33 (fourteen years ago) link

please don't justify the phrasing on "Smile, happiness you could model it/ And when you feel opposite" and ruin the whole song for me

ignotamus j. reilly (some dude), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:46 (fourteen years ago) link

hahaha

it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:49 (fourteen years ago) link

I'm just saying, corniness of the lyrics aside, there are sound musical reasons for the rhythmic choices made in this song. Breaking it down line by line would be caring way too much.

it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Tuesday, 4 May 2010 18:50 (fourteen years ago) link

or more likely, the situation is like being on choppy seas, ie difficult to navigate

― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Tuesday, May 4, 2010 11:18 AM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this is how I always understood that line which doesn't change how awkward it is and I'm still voting for it

snoop dyao double-g (The Reverend), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 02:53 (fourteen years ago) link

shout out to "jealousy, we got to swallow it"

snoop dyao double-g (The Reverend), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 02:54 (fourteen years ago) link

The aftermath is you touching me

this is hella gross

the rural führer (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 02:58 (fourteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Thursday, 6 May 2010 23:01 (fourteen years ago) link

lol

iiiinfinite jjjjest (some dude), Thursday, 6 May 2010 23:44 (fourteen years ago) link


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