Truth Hurts ft Rakim – Addictive
(Chanting...)
He breaks me down, He builds me up
He fills my cup, I like it rough
We fuss, we brawl, We rise, we fall
He comes in vain, But it's okay
We do, I do, He knows the rules
He takes care of home (Hey, yeah)
Though he's not alone
I'm on his knee, He keeps me clean
And gives me things, He makes me scream, yeah...
He's so contagious, He turns my pages (Mmm...)
He's got me anxious (Oh...)
He's what I've waited for
He keeps me guessin' (Oh...), Spontaneous
He's so persuasive, And I'm his lady (Oh...oh...)
Tonight is waitin' (Tonight is waitin')
And I ain't complainin' (And I ain't complainin')
I'm entertainin' (I'm entertainin')
My number one thing and (My number one)
My back is achin' (My back is achin')
From all love makin' (From all love makin')
Oh, yes, I'm taken
Ain't no use in fakin' (Oh)
My ups, my downs, My high and my lows
From head to toe, He makes me blow
He hits the spot, He makes me hot
I'm all that he's got, And he's all that I've got
He's so contagious, He turns my pages
He's got me anxious, He's what I've waited for
He keeps me guessin' (He keeps me guessin')
Spontaneous (Spontaneous)
He's so persuasive (So persuasive)
And I'm his lady
(Rakim)
Thinkin' of a master plan
You know anything you need, baby, ask your man
You was there from a half a gram
Now it's kilos to C notes, and high fashion brass
He ball like we own the world
The only concern is you my only girl
And when we sneak into chokes, breathin' hard when I'm
squeezin' you long
Keep it strong, but I gotta hit the streets when I'm
done
It's joy and pain when you try and get ahead of the
game
It's fucked up, but you never complain
You just pray I don't killed when I hit the hood
Just another hundred mil' and I'mma quit for good
No more drug wars, trips to jail and shoot outs
To gettin' loot out for boys in bail, they'll get you
boot out
Just me and you, hour of sex and twisted
You O.G. to D.O.D. addicted
(Chanting...)
He's so contagious, He turns my pages
He's got me anxious, He's what I've waited for
He keeps me guessin', Spontaneous
He's so persuasive (So persuasive)
And I'm his lady (And I'm his lady)
He's so contagious, He turns my pages
He's got me anxious, He's what I've waited for
He keeps me guessin', Spontaneous
He's so persuasive, And I'm his lady
Analysis of Truth Hurts – Addictive
Opening verse: In this verse she is talking about the type of reciprocal relationship her and her partner share. We know by lines like ‘he fills my cup , I like it rough’ that she is happy in her relationship and how it works. Although she expresses the problems in their relationship by saying ‘we , fuss , we brawl’ she mentions how they come through it by saying ‘we rise’. Just by this short first verse we can already trace that this song is about a her declaring her love for her man. In this verse we will try and make my facial expressions and hand gestures match the words I'm saying e.g. when i sing 'I like it rough' I will do a cheeky smile and when I say 'we rise' I'll move my hands up.
The chorus : In the chorus , none of the negatives of the relationship is mentioned she describes him as ‘contagious’ , ‘spontaneous’ and he makes her feel anxious in a good way. The chorus of a song is the most important when looking for the meaning because it is constantly repeated, it is like the conclusion of the verses and the main point is being established. So her using these words to describe her boyfriend overrides any problems she may have previously or even after pointed out in their relationship .
Second verse: This verse is sang in a more narrative way and she is expressing that she can’t wait to see her boyfriend later on that night. It was this narrative verse that allowed us to have an idea to put spin narrative twist of the video. For example our idea is that some of the video will be filmed as if she’s getting ready to meet her boyfriend for a night out. Lines like ‘tonight is waiting’ will help reinforce the idea that this video could have a narrative basis.
Third verse (Rakim’s rap): This rap talks about his typical ‘thug life’ and how supportive his girlfriend (Truth hurts) has been through it all. For example him saying ‘its f**ked up but you never complain’, shows even though he’s always getting in trouble and its hard he values her because she continues to support him. He always talks about how he will soon quit this ‘thug life’ and just focus on this with her by saying ‘Just another hundred mil' and I'mma quit for good’. These lines are supposed to show he really cares for her as it’s not typical for a ‘hood rapper’ to express these things and make sacrifices for their partners. Our video will attempt to match the lyrics in this verse by making the rapper look like a typical gangster
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