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What Love Is

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I don’t need none of your bedroom bruised sweet box
I don’t need none of your spoiled ass sweet talk

Write on your face with my pretty knife
I wanna toy with your precious life
I want you to know
I want you to know
I want you to know
I want you to know what love is

I don’t need none of your tender back seat love
And I don’t need none of your two-bit machine love

Write on your face with my pretty knife
I wanna toy with your precious life
I want you to know
I want you to know
I want you to know
I want you to know what love is

I don’t need none of your two-bit machine love
And I don’t need none of your spoiled ass sweet talk

Write on your face with my pretty knife
I wanna toy with your precious life
I want you to know
I want you to know
I want you to know
I want you to know what love is

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xevilivex On Aug 14, 2002

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by breezee

18y ago

I am probably completely wrong. But this is what I get out of this song. She hurt him... and maybe she's trying to 'sweet talk' him back, sleep with him and sayin' she loves him... but since she hurt him, for him, LOVE IS PAIN. Its really a "f*ck you - I don't need you anymore" song. and "I want you to feel the pain that I'm feeling after what you did!"

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by breezee

18y ago

I am probably completely wrong. But this is what I get out of this song. She hurt him... and maybe she's trying to 'sweet talk' him back, sleep with him and sayin' she loves him... but since she hurt him, for him, LOVE IS PAIN. Its really a "f*ck you - I don't need you anymore" song. and "I want you to feel the pain that I'm feeling after what you did!"

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by hornytheclown

11y ago

I think breezee is right. I'd mention, based on the language used, I'm going to guess she cheated on him. Now she wants him back, but he's angry and hurt. He wants to show her what love is really like: pain.

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