Got Me Under Pressure

Passion, Pressure, and Pleasure: Unraveling ZZ Top's Seductive Lyrics
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Lyrics

She likes wearin' lipstick, she likes French cuisine

Expresses the woman's preferences for luxury, such as lipstick and French cuisine.

But she won't let me use my passion unless it's in a limousine

She restricts the speaker's intimate advances to a luxurious setting like a limousine.


She got me under pressure,

Describes the pressure the woman puts on the speaker.

She got me under pressure

Reiterates the feeling of being under pressure from the woman.


She likes the art museum, she don't like Pavlov's dog

Highlights the woman's preferences, contrasting art and disliking Pavlov's dog.

She fun at the mind museum, she likes it in a London fog

She enjoys the mind museum and prefers intimate moments in a London fog.

She don't like other women, she likes whips and chains

Expresses the woman's exclusive taste, disliking other women and enjoying BDSM elements.

She likes cocaine and filppin' out with great Danes

Lists some of her indulgences, including cocaine and hanging out with large dogs.

She's about all I can handle, it's too much for my brain

Describes the woman as challenging for the speaker to handle, straining his mental capacity.


It's got me under pressure

Reiterates the pressure the woman exerts on the speaker.

It's got me under pressure

Emphasizes the ongoing sense of pressure in the relationship.


I'm gonna give her a message

The speaker plans to convey a message to the woman.

Here's what I'm gonna say

Outlines the message as "It's all over."

"It's all over"

The speaker anticipates potential retaliation from the woman, including violence with a nightstick.

She might get out a nightstick

Anticipates the woman's aggressive response to the breakup message.

And hurt me real real bad

Speculates on the severity of the potential harm, suggesting it could be very painful.

By the roadside in a ditch

Implies a violent aftermath, picturing the speaker harmed and abandoned by the roadside.


It's got me under pressure

Reiterates the pressure theme in the context of the impending breakup.

It's got me under pressure

Underlines the persistence of the pressure even as the relationship faces its end.


It's got me under pressure

Emphasizes the enduring pressure as the relationship reaches a critical point.

It's got me under pressure

Concludes the song by reiterating the speaker's sense of being under pressure.

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