This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
This party is old and uninviting
Participants all in black and white
You enter in full-blown technicolor
Nothing is the same after tonight
If the world would fall apart in a fiction worthy wind
I wouldn't change a thing now that you're here
Yeah, love is a verb here in my room
Here in my room, here in my room
Yeah, love is a verb here in my room
Here in my room, here in my room
You enter and close the door behind you
Now show me the world as seen from the stars
If only the lights would dim a little
I'm weary of eyes upon my scars
If the world would fall apart in a fiction worthy wind
I wouldn't change a thing now that you're here
Yeah, love is a verb here in my room
Here in my room, here in my room
Yeah, love is a verb here in my room
Here in my room, here in my room
Pink tractor beam into your incision
Head spinning as free as dervish's whirl
I came here expecting next to nothing
So, thank you for being that kind of girl, kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
Participants all in black and white
You enter in full-blown technicolor
Nothing is the same after tonight
If the world would fall apart in a fiction worthy wind
I wouldn't change a thing now that you're here
Yeah, love is a verb here in my room
Here in my room, here in my room
Yeah, love is a verb here in my room
Here in my room, here in my room
You enter and close the door behind you
Now show me the world as seen from the stars
If only the lights would dim a little
I'm weary of eyes upon my scars
If the world would fall apart in a fiction worthy wind
I wouldn't change a thing now that you're here
Yeah, love is a verb here in my room
Here in my room, here in my room
Yeah, love is a verb here in my room
Here in my room, here in my room
Pink tractor beam into your incision
Head spinning as free as dervish's whirl
I came here expecting next to nothing
So, thank you for being that kind of girl, kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
That kind of girl
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Here in My Room Lyrics as written by Michael Aaron Einziger Brandon Charles Boyd
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Hehe, the sliding bass - I was going to comment about how it damn near makes me wet my pants too! They must have done something subconsciously...
The flanger on the line after that (If only the lights would dim a little) is so pleasing to hear too... one of those that gives you a warm (nice) shiver down your back... so satisfying.
I thought that this was about sex too, to be honest - it only appeared to be confirmed when I read the first line of the last verse. However, I feel as though it doesn't concentrate on the sex... and only uses that to tell part of the whole story... It's not about the actual lovemaking as such. It's about the connection ( non-physical :P ) between 'the girl' and the 'story teller'.
The sex is just a chapter of the book, as it were.