Certainly
Title | Certainly |
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Artist | Erykah Badu |
Album | Baduizm |
Release Date | 1997-02-11 |
Description | Two versions of “Certainly” are featured on Baduizm: the original jazzy beat, and a flipped version that samples Kool & the Gang’s “Summer Madness”. This song can be interpreted in at least three different ways: Erykah Badu said that the main theme of the song is how Africans were brought to America and forced to change their culture. Another theme is a single woman that isn’t looking for love, and can do bad by herself. And occasionally a man comes by trying to make her believe that she needs him, but she wakes up and realizes she doesn’t need him there to be complete. And third, in the songs most literal sense the song is about a woman that is out on a casual date with a man, and when she isn’t paying attention he slips a ‘Micky Finn’ (Date Rape Drug) into her drink. Earlier he wasn’t touching her, but “Now you wanna kiss me”. |
Lyrics | Who gave you permission to rearrange me Certainly not me Who told you that it was alright to love me Certainly not me I was not looking for no love affair, baby And now you wanna fix me I was not looking for no love affair, papa And now you want to mould me Was not looking for no love affair, baby Now you wanna kiss me Was not looking for no love affair And now you wanna control me Hold me I know you're tryna' get creative with my love And that's alright, but You tried to get a little tricky, turned my back And then you slipped me a mickey Certainly Certainly (You I know I wasn't ready) Certainly Certainly (for that mickey baby!) Certainly Certainly Certainly Certainly The world is mine When I wake up I don't need nobody telling me the time Who gave you permission to rearrange me Certainly not me Who told you that it was alright to love me Certainly, certainly not me I was not looking for no love affair, papa And now you wanna fix me I was not looking for no love affair And now you want to mould me Was not looking for no love affair Now you wanna kiss me Was not looking for no love affair And now you wanna control me Hold me You might also likeI know you're tryna' get creative with my love And that's alright, but You tried to get a little tricky, turned my back And then you slipped me a mickey Certainly Certainly Certainly Certainly Certainly Certainly Certainly Certainly You know that the world is mine When I wake up I don't nobody telling me the time, no! The world is mine, mine, mine, mine I don't need no little rollin over looking after me! [Outro] |