Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Man: Oh, tell me you want to touch me.
Woman: Tell you what?
Man: Oh, yeah.
Woman: Ooo, show me that monkey you got there.
Man: Ah, here?
Woman 2: Hey, what's the monkey?
Man: This is the monkey, baby. Say hi. Say hi to the monkey, the monkey likes you.
Woman: Will it bite?
Man: Yeah...Y..No, he doesn't bite as long as you're nice to him. No, no he won't
bite you. Nuh. I want you to pet the monkey now.
Woman: 'kay? Does it like that?
Man: Ye-ah ha ha.
Woman: Like, right like, oh, right there?
Woman 2: Like?
Man: Yeah. Oh, oh yeah.
Woman: Uh huh, oh wow, this is great.
Man: I have something else I want you to do for me.
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
LET ME BE YOUR MORTAL SLAVE, AND WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE!
Woman: Ohhhhhhhohhh.
Woman 2: Yeah, come here, you little shit.
Man: I been...I been..I been so bad. I, I been so bad..I, I been so bad I,I want you
to put me on the wheel. I want you to put me on the wheel. Uh, no, uh, put me on the
wheel. Uh, oh, oh, yeah, all right tie, yeah, tie me up, all right, all right, yeah,
all right. Now spank me!
Woman: Mmmmm.
Man: SPANK ME!
Woman: Like that?
Woman 2: Oh!
Man: Yeah.
Woman: Like that?
Man: A little harder. Harder
Woman 2: Uh...uh...uh
Man: Oh, I been so bad! All right. All right!
Woman 2: Look at that flesh fly!
Woman: My god!
Man: I want you to s-spin the wheel. Spin it now!
Woman: Ready?
Man: Spin it! Yes, I'm ready!
Woman: Around like this?
Man: Yes!
Woman 2: Faster, faster, faster.
Man: Yes! Yes! Spin it now! Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Woman 2: Faster, faster, faster.
Woman: You want to, Julie, you want to get on the wheel? I'm jumpin' on! Here I go!
Women: Oh, wheeee!
Woman: Go! Whoo! Look at all that hair fly!
Woman 2: Faster, yeah.
Man: No!
Woman: It's so good!
Man: Stop it! Stop it, I'm gonna...
Woman: He's swinging on my pubicles.
Man: I'm gonna puke. Stop, I'm gonna...
Woman 2: Here, I'll save you.
Man: I don't care, I'm dizzy.
Woman: A hahahahaha.
Man: I'm too dizzy! Stop!
Woman: Oh, good!
Man: Stop, I'm gonna puke! No..(coughs and vomits) Oh, oh my god, oh, ohohoh..
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
LET ME BE YOUR MORTAL SLAVE, AND WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE!
Woman: Hahahahhaha
Woman 2: Oh, yeah! Oh, man!
Man: Oh, oh I want to, uh, I want to see Snakey. I want to see Snakey. Where's Snakey?
Man 2: Snakey?
Man: Yeah, lemme see Snakey.
Man 2: You sure you want Snakey?
Man: I'm sure I want Snakey
Woman: Oh, yeah!
Man 2: Oh...son, I don't think you want Snakey.
Man: I w...
Woman: Yes, he does.
Man: I want Snakey! Please!
Man 2: You don't want Snakey.
Man: I want Snakey.
Woman: Come on, give him Snakey.
Man 2: All right...
Man: Gimme Snakey right now. Lemme see him.
Man 2: All right, son, here comes Snakey.
Man: Come on, Snakey. SNAKEY!
Man 2: Snakey's here!
Man: Oh yeah!
Man 2: Boy, boy, boy, boy.
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
LET ME BE YOUR MORTAL SLAVE, AND WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE!
Man: Oh, oh oh, I think, I think, I think I'm gonna come. Oh, oh, oh, I'm gonna come!!
Woman: Uh...uh...UH...UHUH!
Woman 2: Suck it up, suck it up, suck it up. I'm gonna
Man: (coughs)
Woman: Oh, man, it was so good.
Man: Did I give you a blinkey?
Woman: Could you hold me now? Just..
Woman 2: Ohhhhhhh...Yeah.
Woman: Just hold me.
Man: No.
Woman: Tell you what?
Man: Oh, yeah.
Woman: Ooo, show me that monkey you got there.
Man: Ah, here?
Woman 2: Hey, what's the monkey?
Man: This is the monkey, baby. Say hi. Say hi to the monkey, the monkey likes you.
Woman: Will it bite?
Man: Yeah...Y..No, he doesn't bite as long as you're nice to him. No, no he won't
bite you. Nuh. I want you to pet the monkey now.
Woman: 'kay? Does it like that?
Man: Ye-ah ha ha.
Woman: Like, right like, oh, right there?
Woman 2: Like?
Man: Yeah. Oh, oh yeah.
Woman: Uh huh, oh wow, this is great.
Man: I have something else I want you to do for me.
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
LET ME BE YOUR MORTAL SLAVE, AND WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE!
Woman: Ohhhhhhhohhh.
Woman 2: Yeah, come here, you little shit.
Man: I been...I been..I been so bad. I, I been so bad..I, I been so bad I,I want you
to put me on the wheel. I want you to put me on the wheel. Uh, no, uh, put me on the
wheel. Uh, oh, oh, yeah, all right tie, yeah, tie me up, all right, all right, yeah,
all right. Now spank me!
Woman: Mmmmm.
Man: SPANK ME!
Woman: Like that?
Woman 2: Oh!
Man: Yeah.
Woman: Like that?
Man: A little harder. Harder
Woman 2: Uh...uh...uh
Man: Oh, I been so bad! All right. All right!
Woman 2: Look at that flesh fly!
Woman: My god!
Man: I want you to s-spin the wheel. Spin it now!
Woman: Ready?
Man: Spin it! Yes, I'm ready!
Woman: Around like this?
Man: Yes!
Woman 2: Faster, faster, faster.
Man: Yes! Yes! Spin it now! Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Woman 2: Faster, faster, faster.
Woman: You want to, Julie, you want to get on the wheel? I'm jumpin' on! Here I go!
Women: Oh, wheeee!
Woman: Go! Whoo! Look at all that hair fly!
Woman 2: Faster, yeah.
Man: No!
Woman: It's so good!
Man: Stop it! Stop it, I'm gonna...
Woman: He's swinging on my pubicles.
Man: I'm gonna puke. Stop, I'm gonna...
Woman 2: Here, I'll save you.
Man: I don't care, I'm dizzy.
Woman: A hahahahaha.
Man: I'm too dizzy! Stop!
Woman: Oh, good!
Man: Stop, I'm gonna puke! No..(coughs and vomits) Oh, oh my god, oh, ohohoh..
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
LET ME BE YOUR MORTAL SLAVE, AND WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE!
Woman: Hahahahhaha
Woman 2: Oh, yeah! Oh, man!
Man: Oh, oh I want to, uh, I want to see Snakey. I want to see Snakey. Where's Snakey?
Man 2: Snakey?
Man: Yeah, lemme see Snakey.
Man 2: You sure you want Snakey?
Man: I'm sure I want Snakey
Woman: Oh, yeah!
Man 2: Oh...son, I don't think you want Snakey.
Man: I w...
Woman: Yes, he does.
Man: I want Snakey! Please!
Man 2: You don't want Snakey.
Man: I want Snakey.
Woman: Come on, give him Snakey.
Man 2: All right...
Man: Gimme Snakey right now. Lemme see him.
Man 2: All right, son, here comes Snakey.
Man: Come on, Snakey. SNAKEY!
Man 2: Snakey's here!
Man: Oh yeah!
Man 2: Boy, boy, boy, boy.
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE, WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE,
LET ME BE YOUR MORTAL SLAVE, AND WHIP ME, TEENAGE BABE!
Man: Oh, oh oh, I think, I think, I think I'm gonna come. Oh, oh, oh, I'm gonna come!!
Woman: Uh...uh...UH...UHUH!
Woman 2: Suck it up, suck it up, suck it up. I'm gonna
Man: (coughs)
Woman: Oh, man, it was so good.
Man: Did I give you a blinkey?
Woman: Could you hold me now? Just..
Woman 2: Ohhhhhhh...Yeah.
Woman: Just hold me.
Man: No.
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