Ok, baby
What'll it be?
I asked my friends, and they all agreed
You're exactly the kind of trouble that I need
I got songs to give
I got songs to prove
Songs I use when I want to' seduce, and I want to' seduce you
Why won't you let me?

I want to' get you
So get gotten
I won't stop til' I get to the bottom
I want to' get you
So get gotten

I got big, big dreams
In a small, small world
And I'm using god to pick up girls
And I'm willing to put it all on the line

I got words that destroy
Words that build
I use words and feel no guilt about it
I got words that go bump in the night

It's no secret that I've fallen
I won't stop til' I get to the bottom
It's no secret that I've fallen

'cause first you're ripe
And then you're rotten
Don't stop 'til you get to the bottom
First you're ripe
And then rotten

Once I knew
But I've forgotten
I find out when I get to the bottom
Once I knew
But I've forgotten

I want to' get you
So get gotten
I won't stop 'til I get to the bottom
I want to' get you
So get gotten


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    I've always thought that the guitar in this song is kind of unsettling; like a lurking, haunted instrument. Although this is a beautiful song, I think it may be about a man lusting for a woman, maybe even stalking her. He thinks much of his abilities to use words and actions to attract women. The lines "first you're ripe, and then you're rotten" show that he could change his mind about the person anytime, and that he has the power to make that decision.

    Onoraon June 21, 2007   Link

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