The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I'm touching hands with someone seriously beautiful
I feel it burning and I know I'm standing far too close
I'm telling lies and if it shows I see that he don't care
I know he wants to take me home and get on out of here
I got someone waiting at home
He says he in love but lately I just don't know
He don't see me or make me feel hot
Banging in the club with all of my ladies and he don't know that
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
I feel my body is in focus as he touches me
And I should go but I can't overcome this chemistry
He pulls me close before he whispers something in my ear
He says he wants to take me home and get me out of here
I got someone waiting at home
He says he in love but lately I just don't know
He don't see me or make me feel hot
Banging in the club with all of my ladies and he don't know that
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
Someone by the bar keeps looking at us dancing
I see him staring at me, I see what he wants to be
Someone by the bar keeps looking at us dancing
I gotta, I gotta go
He don't know that
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
I'm touching hands with someone seriously beautiful
I feel it burning and I know I'm standing far too close
I'm telling lies and if it shows I see that he don't care
I know he wants to take me home and get on out of here
I got someone waiting at home
He says he in love but lately I just don't know
He don't see me or make me feel hot
Banging in the club with all of my ladies and he don't know that
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
I feel my body is in focus as he touches me
And I should go but I can't overcome this chemistry
He pulls me close before he whispers something in my ear
He says he wants to take me home and get me out of here
I got someone waiting at home
He says he in love but lately I just don't know
He don't see me or make me feel hot
Banging in the club with all of my ladies and he don't know that
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
Someone by the bar keeps looking at us dancing
I see him staring at me, I see what he wants to be
Someone by the bar keeps looking at us dancing
I gotta, I gotta go
He don't know that
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
He about to lose, about to lose, about to lose me
He about to lose me
I'm touching hands with someone seriously beautiful
Lyrics submitted by rust3dxh3art
He About to Lose Me Lyrics as written by Rodney Jerkins Ina Wroldsen
Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Hipgnosis Songs Group
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I'm touching hands with someone seriously beautiful | As opposed to someone trivially good looking
I'm telling lies and if it shows I see that he don't care | Alludes to an affair, an understanding of an affair
There's an internal conflict for the writer of this song. She feels some sort of irony and ambivalence. She knows what she's capable of doing, of whats "about" to happen. She feels sympathy for one guy whoever that "he" is. The mundane yet so deep understanding of lust. And how it converts itself into "love" and something seriously beautiful. It speaks volumes of Spears' ability to constantly reinvent herself through love. These techno-pop songs with ballad-like riffs and soulful beats like Unusual You, Amnesia, or this here-He About To Lose Me- are all symbolic of Spears' perpetual renewal vows of love and it should also speak of her talent, which is beyond remarkable, its worth some merit.
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The song is not about love. If one can be drawn into engaging in lust so easily than s/he was never in love....perhaps just in love with love's concept, but unwilling to go the distance that love requires. This song's lyrics are shallow; superficial; and rather pitiful. I'm guessing the subject of the song (the one tempted) will be cruizing the old people's mobile home parks when s/he's in his 60's and 70's while those who have found true love are snuggled up together inside their homes laughing; smiling; and enjoying real love.
Oops, I did it again...I omitted the part that Spears CANNOT sing and she overuses auto tune (because she has to:)
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Ahhh, I love this song!
It's exactly how you feel when you're tempted to cheat. When you're dating someone who makes you feel unappreciated, and then you meet someone else who you have amazing chemistry with, you just want to give in to your temptations so badly.
This is the best song on Femme Fetale. It's the only one with emotion and I consider it Femme Fetale's "Unusual You", just with different feeling. I absolutely adore this song, it's fabulous.
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That line just puts this captivating scene in my head.
SOO............who is bout to lose her?.the boyfriend or the guy she wants to cheat with???can someone help?
She's about to lose her boyfriend because she just doesn't feel it anymore and wants to be with the other guy instead.
I love this song, I just feel conected with this song even befer I knew what was it about. I think this song tries to represent how is she feeling when she's been ignored, is about how despised she feels and how she needs to be mor appreciated so she would be tempted to be with someone else.