This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Excuse me, can I please talk to you for a minute?
Uh-huh
Sure
You know, you look kind of familiar
Yeah, you do too
But um, I just wanted to know, do you know somebody named
Ha, you know his name
Oh yeah, definitely
I know his name
I just wanted to let you know he's mine
Mm-hmm, no, no, he's mine
You need to (give it up)
Had about (enough)
It's not (hard to see)
The boy is mine
I'm sorry (that you)
Seem to be (confused)
He be- (longs to me)
The boy is mine
I think it's time we got this straight
Sit, and talk face to face
There is no way you could mistake him for your man
Are you insane?
See I know that you may be
Just a bit jealous of me
'Cause you're blind if you can't see
That his love is all in me
See I tried to hesitate
I didn't wanna say what he told me
He said without me he couldn't make
It through the day, ain't that a shame?
Maybe you misunderstood
'Cause I can't see how he could
Wanna take his time and that's all good
All my love is all it took (the boy is mine)
You need to give it up
Had about enough (enough, oh)
It's not hard to see
The boy is mine (the boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (sorry that you, ooh)
Seem to be confused (confused)
He belongs to me (no)
The boy is mine (oh-oh, oh-oh)
Must you do the things you do?
You keep on acting like a fool
You need to know it's me, not you
And if you didn't know it, girl, it's true
I think that you should realize
Try to understand why
He is a part of my life
I know it's killing you inside
You can say what you wanna say
What we have you can't take
From the truth, you can't escape
I can tell the real from the fake
When will you get the picture?
You're the past, I'm the future
Get away it's my time to shine
And if you didn't know the boy is mine (the boy is mine)
You need to give it up (whoa, whoa)
Had about enough (enough)
It's not hard to see (to see)
The boy is mine (the boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (sorry that you)
Seem to be confused (seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (he belong to me)
The boy is mine (the boy is mine)
You need to give it up (ooh)
Had about enough (had about enough)
It's not hard to see (he's mine, he's mine)
The boy is mine (he's mine, he's mine)
I'm sorry that you (I'm so sorry)
Seem to be confused (you seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (he belongs to me)
The boy is mine
You can't destroy this love I found
You're silly games I won't allow
The boy is mine without a doubt
You might as well throw in the towel
What makes you think that he wants you
When I'm the one who brought him to
This special place that's in my heart?
'Cause he was my love right from the start
You need to give it up (give it up now)
Had about enough (had about enough)
It's not hard to see (it's not hard to see)
The boy is mine (the boy is mine, oh)
I'm sorry that you (I'm sorry that you)
Seem to be confused (seem to be confused, ooh)
He belongs to me (he belongs to me)
The boy is mine (no)
You need to give it up (you need to give it up-up-up)
Had about enough (about enough)
It's not hard to see (it's not hard to see)
The boy is mine (the boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (mine, oh)
Seem to be confused (seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (he belongs to me)
The boy is mine (the boy is mine-ine)
You need to give it up (not yours) (but mine)
Had about enough (not yours) (but mine)
It's not hard to see (not yours) (but of mine-ine)
The boy is mine
I'm sorry that you
Seem to be confused
He belongs to me
The boy is mine
Uh-huh
Sure
You know, you look kind of familiar
Yeah, you do too
But um, I just wanted to know, do you know somebody named
Ha, you know his name
Oh yeah, definitely
I know his name
I just wanted to let you know he's mine
Mm-hmm, no, no, he's mine
You need to (give it up)
Had about (enough)
It's not (hard to see)
The boy is mine
I'm sorry (that you)
Seem to be (confused)
He be- (longs to me)
The boy is mine
I think it's time we got this straight
Sit, and talk face to face
There is no way you could mistake him for your man
Are you insane?
See I know that you may be
Just a bit jealous of me
'Cause you're blind if you can't see
That his love is all in me
See I tried to hesitate
I didn't wanna say what he told me
He said without me he couldn't make
It through the day, ain't that a shame?
Maybe you misunderstood
'Cause I can't see how he could
Wanna take his time and that's all good
All my love is all it took (the boy is mine)
You need to give it up
Had about enough (enough, oh)
It's not hard to see
The boy is mine (the boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (sorry that you, ooh)
Seem to be confused (confused)
He belongs to me (no)
The boy is mine (oh-oh, oh-oh)
Must you do the things you do?
You keep on acting like a fool
You need to know it's me, not you
And if you didn't know it, girl, it's true
I think that you should realize
Try to understand why
He is a part of my life
I know it's killing you inside
You can say what you wanna say
What we have you can't take
From the truth, you can't escape
I can tell the real from the fake
When will you get the picture?
You're the past, I'm the future
Get away it's my time to shine
And if you didn't know the boy is mine (the boy is mine)
You need to give it up (whoa, whoa)
Had about enough (enough)
It's not hard to see (to see)
The boy is mine (the boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (sorry that you)
Seem to be confused (seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (he belong to me)
The boy is mine (the boy is mine)
You need to give it up (ooh)
Had about enough (had about enough)
It's not hard to see (he's mine, he's mine)
The boy is mine (he's mine, he's mine)
I'm sorry that you (I'm so sorry)
Seem to be confused (you seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (he belongs to me)
The boy is mine
You can't destroy this love I found
You're silly games I won't allow
The boy is mine without a doubt
You might as well throw in the towel
What makes you think that he wants you
When I'm the one who brought him to
This special place that's in my heart?
'Cause he was my love right from the start
You need to give it up (give it up now)
Had about enough (had about enough)
It's not hard to see (it's not hard to see)
The boy is mine (the boy is mine, oh)
I'm sorry that you (I'm sorry that you)
Seem to be confused (seem to be confused, ooh)
He belongs to me (he belongs to me)
The boy is mine (no)
You need to give it up (you need to give it up-up-up)
Had about enough (about enough)
It's not hard to see (it's not hard to see)
The boy is mine (the boy is mine)
I'm sorry that you (mine, oh)
Seem to be confused (seem to be confused)
He belongs to me (he belongs to me)
The boy is mine (the boy is mine-ine)
You need to give it up (not yours) (but mine)
Had about enough (not yours) (but mine)
It's not hard to see (not yours) (but of mine-ine)
The boy is mine
I'm sorry that you
Seem to be confused
He belongs to me
The boy is mine
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