Bodies Lyrics

Lyric discussion by selkieskin 

Cover art for Bodies lyrics by CeeLo Green

I think it's about a guy taking a girl's virginity during a one night stand, told through a metaphorical murder.

He tells her that the choice to go through with it is hers, and that: "those guilty feet will never dance again", meaning she might regret it, and she'll never get another chance to lose it. She replies, "I know, but will I ever get the chance again?" When you're young, losing it feels very important and she feels like she might be stuck with the stigma of being an older virgin and never lose it if she doesn't do it now.

"Here's a kiss, sweetheart, this won't hurt a bit / I could kill it with kindness or murder it" is referring to the act of taking her virginity; he could be sweet or rough, depending on what she wants.

The hook, "They say that chivalry is dead / then why is her body in my bed?" may refer to him allowing her to stay until morning, because it is her first time. The next two lines tie these into the metaphor of the murder.

The lines, "I've been held in contempt for an incident / But it takes two be intimate / So by no means was she innocent" also emphasise the murder metaphor. They sound like the protagonist of the story defending himself against "murdering" her virginity outside of a relationship, when really they both enjoyed it, as evidenced by the moans at the end of the song.

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