Dirty Diana
Dirty Diana: Unraveling Love's Seductive Dance
Lyrics
Ay, ay not for me
Expressing disinterest or reluctance
Oh, oh, oh
Repetitive vocalization for emphasis
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
-Yeah, look
Introduction to the lyrics
You'll never make me stay, so take the weight off of me
Desire for independence and space from a controlling person
I know your every move, so won't you just let me be
-I been here time before, but I was too blind to see
-That you seduce every man, but ain't no seducing me, girl nah
Awareness of the person's manipulative tactics
I done had it all, but hell nah, I'm fed up
Expressing frustration and dissatisfaction
Somebody tell me this can't be love
Doubting the authenticity of love
I just let 'em come between us
Admitting to letting external factors affect the relationship
(Dirty Diana) (esketit)
Reference to "Dirty Diana" (possibly a nickname) with added exclamations
Bitches be actin' like niggas, and niggas be actin' like bitches it's [?] (esketit)
Observation on gender behavior
The trenches done made me a monster, told her, "You with me, accept it" (yeah)
Transformation due to challenging experiences
Your friends done told you I'm wreckless, feelin' left out and neglected (yeah)
Feeling overlooked and disregarded
Game with me 24/7, they killin' for me, so respect it (grrat)
Asserting dominance and loyalty of associates
Dirty Diana, drippin' my diamonds, I'm drippin' designer (fashion)
Boasting about wealth and fashion
She say I'm a dog, lost in my feelings so where did you find 'em (bitch)
Recognition of personal flaws
Bitch, it's only the fam (only the fam)
Emphasizing loyalty to a select group
I fucked up and you clowned me (why did you clown?)
Reflecting on past disloyalty and distancing from negative influences
When I was broke, you weren't down (when is you down?)
-So you can't be around me (yeah, yeah)
-You weren't here for me
Expressing the consequence of absence
So you don't hear from me (let's get it)
-Fuck Seline, Tiffany
Dismissing empathy for certain individuals
And I don't got no sympathy (yeah, yeah, yeah uh)
-The street shit was meant for me (let's get it)
Claiming a natural affinity for street life
You'll never make me stay, so take the weight off of me
Reiteration of the desire for freedom
I know your every move, so won't you just let me be
-I been here time before, but I was too blind to see
-That you seduce every man, but ain't no seducing me, girl nah
Recognition of the person's seductive nature
I done had it all, but hell nah, I'm fed up
Continued frustration and dissatisfaction
Somebody tell me this can't be love
Questioning the authenticity of love
I just let 'em come between us, oh
Acknowledging external interference in the relationship
All of them lie to my face, see, I ain't the one that you played, ah
Addressing dishonesty and betrayal
Barely got time to waste, yeah, see, I ain't got time to play, yeah
Emphasizing the value of time
I ain't got time to date, know I got spots, but I ain't got space
Declining commitment and prioritizing personal space
She want a lot, she wanna get paid, she always tryna get backstage
Describing materialistic desires
She always tryna work the back page, a young nigga but my sack crazy
Reference to intimate encounters and self-confidence
Pulled the coupe out the bat cave, pour a deuce in the can, drank
Symbolic reference to luxury and indulgence
And she know that I do shit that her man can't
Highlighting unique qualities that attract a partner
And she know that I be there when no man ain't
-Home, yeah, it been a long year, she been roamin' the whole year
Reflecting on past mistakes and longing for the person
She did wrong, I wanna forget, she been gone, but I want her here
-Yeah, she been wrong and I wanna kill her, Dirty Diana, yeah
Expressing conflicting emotions towards "Dirty Diana"
You'll never make me stay, so take the weight off of me
Reiteration of the desire for freedom and resistance to seduction
I know your every move, so won't you just let me be
-I been here time before, but I was too blind to see
-That you seduce every man, but ain't no seducing me, girl nah
Reiteration of the person's seductive nature
I done had it all, but hell nah, I'm fed up
Continued frustration and dissatisfaction
Somebody tell me this can't be love
Questioning the authenticity of love
I just let 'em come between us, uh
Acknowledging external interference in the relationship
(Hey, I done had it all, fed up)
Repeating frustration and fed-up feelings
(Yeah, can't be loved)
Questioning the possibility of genuine love
(Yeah, uh huh, Dirty Diana, yeah, yeah uh huh)
Reiteration of "Dirty Diana" and affirmation
(Dirty Diana, yeah, yeah uh)
-(She say oh no no no)
Rejection or denial of a statement
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