In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Yeah! Yea yeah! Whoa
N-N-Now shawty, n-n-now shawty,
N-N-Now shawty don't chop me, shawty don't screw me
Shawty don't chop me, shawty don't screw me
Shawty don't chop me, shawty don't screw me, yeah, yea, yeah
Have you ever seen
A dime piece all alone at the bar (bar-bar)
Straight out of a magazine
And you just want to let her know who you are (are-are)
So you say let me buy you a drink or let a conversation
If that's what you want to do (do-do)
And she said da club is about to end
And you said won't you come to my crib
And she said I can't leave my friends
Now you've officially been chopped and screwed
Screwed-screwed, chopped-chopped and screwed
You've officially been
Dance-dance screwed and ewed-ewed
Chopped screwed-screwed
You've officially been chopped and screwed
And-and, screw, chop-screw-screwed
You've officially been screwed
Screwed, screw-screw, chop-chop and screwed
You've officially been, dance-dance, screwed
Shawty don't chop me, shawty don't screw me (yeah)
Sha, shawty don't chop me, shawty screw-screw (chopped and screwed)
Shawty, shawty don't chop, shawty-shawty don't screw me (hey-yeah)
Shawty don't chop me, don't-don't screw me (yea-yeah)
Have you ever been in the VIP room
Of your favorite strip club (club-club)
And you got a shawty on you
Kissing on your neck
Making you feel like she so in love (love-love)
Now you done got you a couple a drinks
And you feeling like it's about that time to cuddle up (up-up)
And you said shawty what's really up
She takes big sip out yo cup
And she said that'll be sixty bucks
Now you've officially been chopped and screwed
Screwed-screwed, chopped-chopped and screwed
You've officially been dance-dance, screwed
and ewed-ewed chopped screwed-screwed (luda-luda)
You've officially been chopped and screwed
Shawty why you acting all like that (like that)
Like all you ever really want to do is just doubt me
Ludacris can't-can't live with out 'em
But even more I bet you really can't live with out me (nope)
You-you must of flipped yo wig (yup)
You got to be out yo mind
I chop ch-chop you screw-you screw you out of yo-out of yo spine (woo)
Back breaker
Put you over my knee put you on punishment women and I'll spank ya
Have you praising the lord
Like thank you-thank you, thank you lord I want to thank you (Jesus)
But have you ever met a women that will lead you on
And steer you on instead of please ya (yup)
Have her singing this song 'cause all night long
She did nothing but flirt and tease ya (yup)
But I got to admit that I have
Put one in the air sit back and I laugh
Shawty why do you insist on doing me that bad
Probably because the amount of booty that I've grabbed
Coming back to haunt me
So instead of being put in submission and subdued (what happened)
Guess what dog (lu-lu-luda) now you've officially been chopped and screwed
Screwed-screwed, chopped-chopped, and screwed
You've officially been dance-dance screwed
and ewed-ewed chopped screwed-screwed
You've officially been chopped and screwed
And-and screw chop-screw-screwed
You've officially been screwed
screwed screw-screwed chop-chop and screwed
You've officially been dance-dance screwed
Shawty don't chop me, shawty don't screw me (yeah)
Sha-shawty don't chop me, shawty screw-screw (chopped and screwed)
Shawty, shawty don't chop, shawty shawty don't screw me
Shawty don't chop me, don't-don't screw me, me, me, me, me, me, me
N-N-Now shawty, n-n-now shawty,
N-N-Now shawty don't chop me, shawty don't screw me
Shawty don't chop me, shawty don't screw me
Shawty don't chop me, shawty don't screw me, yeah, yea, yeah
Have you ever seen
A dime piece all alone at the bar (bar-bar)
Straight out of a magazine
And you just want to let her know who you are (are-are)
So you say let me buy you a drink or let a conversation
If that's what you want to do (do-do)
And she said da club is about to end
And you said won't you come to my crib
And she said I can't leave my friends
Now you've officially been chopped and screwed
Screwed-screwed, chopped-chopped and screwed
You've officially been
Dance-dance screwed and ewed-ewed
Chopped screwed-screwed
You've officially been chopped and screwed
And-and, screw, chop-screw-screwed
You've officially been screwed
Screwed, screw-screw, chop-chop and screwed
You've officially been, dance-dance, screwed
Shawty don't chop me, shawty don't screw me (yeah)
Sha, shawty don't chop me, shawty screw-screw (chopped and screwed)
Shawty, shawty don't chop, shawty-shawty don't screw me (hey-yeah)
Shawty don't chop me, don't-don't screw me (yea-yeah)
Have you ever been in the VIP room
Of your favorite strip club (club-club)
And you got a shawty on you
Kissing on your neck
Making you feel like she so in love (love-love)
Now you done got you a couple a drinks
And you feeling like it's about that time to cuddle up (up-up)
And you said shawty what's really up
She takes big sip out yo cup
And she said that'll be sixty bucks
Now you've officially been chopped and screwed
Screwed-screwed, chopped-chopped and screwed
You've officially been dance-dance, screwed
and ewed-ewed chopped screwed-screwed (luda-luda)
You've officially been chopped and screwed
Shawty why you acting all like that (like that)
Like all you ever really want to do is just doubt me
Ludacris can't-can't live with out 'em
But even more I bet you really can't live with out me (nope)
You-you must of flipped yo wig (yup)
You got to be out yo mind
I chop ch-chop you screw-you screw you out of yo-out of yo spine (woo)
Back breaker
Put you over my knee put you on punishment women and I'll spank ya
Have you praising the lord
Like thank you-thank you, thank you lord I want to thank you (Jesus)
But have you ever met a women that will lead you on
And steer you on instead of please ya (yup)
Have her singing this song 'cause all night long
She did nothing but flirt and tease ya (yup)
But I got to admit that I have
Put one in the air sit back and I laugh
Shawty why do you insist on doing me that bad
Probably because the amount of booty that I've grabbed
Coming back to haunt me
So instead of being put in submission and subdued (what happened)
Guess what dog (lu-lu-luda) now you've officially been chopped and screwed
Screwed-screwed, chopped-chopped, and screwed
You've officially been dance-dance screwed
and ewed-ewed chopped screwed-screwed
You've officially been chopped and screwed
And-and screw chop-screw-screwed
You've officially been screwed
screwed screw-screwed chop-chop and screwed
You've officially been dance-dance screwed
Shawty don't chop me, shawty don't screw me (yeah)
Sha-shawty don't chop me, shawty screw-screw (chopped and screwed)
Shawty, shawty don't chop, shawty shawty don't screw me
Shawty don't chop me, don't-don't screw me, me, me, me, me, me, me
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Why is this song called Chopped 'n Skrewed? It may be chopped but it is not screwed at all! Anyone who knows what it should sound like will feel me.
because Chopped and Skrewed isn't just a method of remixing a song, its also slang for getting cock-teased by a woman... flirting with you and then blowin' you off... I get what you're sayin' the song isn't slowed down even though its chopped, but just focus more on the lyrics than the way the song is mixed.