Lyrics
He said, it's like the grass that grows
He describes their connection as resilient and persistent, like grass growing in the challenging environment of ghetto streets.
Between the cracks of ghetto streets
Highlighting the strength and determination in their relationship, using the metaphor of grass growing between cracks.
Relentless, in spite of the neverlasting
Despite challenges, their bond endures and is unaffected by temporary setbacks.
I said, "baby, damn, you got lyrics"
The speaker admires the depth of the partner's words, acknowledging their poetic quality.
(Make it like) make it like poetry, ooh
Expressing a desire for their love to be as beautiful, expressive, and artistic as poetry.
Ooh, ooh
Repetition for emphasis and emotional intensity.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
-Oh yeah, mm
-The thugged-out pimped-down images, release them
Rejecting stereotypical images and roles, preferring authenticity for those who genuinely believe in them.
Save those roles for the young souls
-Who believe them
-I want the undefinable, indescribable and more
Expressing a desire for a love that is beyond definition and description.
But yet so clear when you walk through that door
Clear and evident when experienced, possibly referring to the transparency of true love.
I said, I want it hard, mystical, tender and correct
Expressing a desire for a love that is strong, mysterious, tender, and true.
Without expectations but all of them met
Expecting the best without setting specific expectations.
Take me around the world, but please come direct
Willingness to explore the world together but preferring straightforwardness.
And speak to me, speak to my heart
Desire for open and honest communication, wanting their partner to speak directly to their heart.
Make it like poetry
Repetition of the desire for a love that resembles poetry, slow and enduring.
Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry
-Give your flow slow to me, give it all night
-Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry
-Everything wrong you see, make it alright, make it like
Asking the partner to make things right when everything seems wrong.
Kisses are raindrops that wash away the pain
Using metaphors of kisses and strokes to describe the healing and transformative power of love.
Each stroke's a journey on a long train to a
-New destination, a new meditation in love
-Realization of possibilities, he says to me
Reiterating the desire for a love that is strong, mystical, tender, and correct without preconceived expectations.
I've given hard, mystical, tender and correct
-Without expectations, yet all of them met
-Take me around the world, but please come direct
-And speak to me, speak to my heart
Desire for direct and heartfelt communication.
Make it like poetry
Repetition of the desire for a love that resembles poetry, slow and capable of making things right.
Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry
-Give your flow slow to me, give it all night
-Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry
-Everything wrong you see, make it alright, make it like
-Oh, make it like
Describing love using poetic and dramatic phrases, emphasizing the uniqueness of their connection.
To be or not to be won't be any question
-Make it like
-The sling of arrows of outrageous love are gone
-Make it like
-A dream I can touch, a dream I can feel
-Make it like
-Only you, only you can take me there
-Make it like
-Poetry, Poetry, Poetry
Reiteration of the desire for a love that is poetic.
Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry
Repetition of the desire for a love that resembles poetry, slow and capable of making things right.
Give your flow slow to me, give it all night
-Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry
-Everything wrong you see, make it alright
-Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry (kisses are raindrops)
Continued emphasis on the transformative and healing aspects of love.
Give your flow slow to me, give it all night (they wash away the pain)
-Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry (each stroke's a journey)
-Everything wrong you see, make it alright (oh, one more time)
-Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry
Repetition of the desire for a love that resembles poetry, slow and capable of making things right.
Give your flow slow to me, give it all night
-Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry
-Everything wrong you see, make it alright
-Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry (baby, you know the thugged-down, pimped-out)
Expressing a preference for genuine love over superficial and stereotypical images.
Give your flow slow to me, give it all night (I don't need 'em, all I need is you)
-Make it like poetry, poetry, poetry
-Everything wrong you see, make it alright, make it like
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, poetry
Final emphasis on the desire for a love that is poetic and transformative.
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