Birthday Cake
Rihanna Lyrics
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Put your name on it
Come and put your name on it
Your name
But you wanna put your name on it
Put your name on it
Come and put your name on it
Ba-ba-baby, uh
It's not even my birthday (my birthday)
But he wanna lick the icing off (the icing off)
I know you want it in the worst way (worst way)
Can't wait to blow my candles out
He want that cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake (but you wanna put your name on it)
Cake, cake, cake
Ooh baby, I like it
You so excited
Don't try to hide it
I'ma make you my bitch
Cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake
Cake, cake, cake, cake (but you wanna put your name on it)
Cake, cake, cake
I know you wanna bite this
It's so enticin'
Nothin' else like this
I'ma make you my bitch
And it's not even my birthday (my birthday)
But you wanna put your name on it
And it's not even my birthday (my birthday)
And he tryna put his name on it
Ooh, I wanna fuck you right now (ooh)
Just get up on my body
The lyrics to Rihanna's song "Birthday Cake" are sexually charged, with Rihanna addressing her lover and suggesting that he wants to claim her as his own. The opening lines, "Come and put your name on it, put your name on it," suggest that he wants to mark her as his own. This sentiment is echoed later in the lyrics when Rihanna says, "And he tryna put his name on it."
Despite the fact that it's not even her birthday, Rihanna teases her lover by singing, "He wanna lick the icing off, I know you want it in the worst way, can't wait to blow my candles out." She makes it clear that she wants to be in control, singing, "I'ma make you my bitch."
The chorus is catchy, with Rihanna repeating the word "cake" over and over again. The repetition of this word, along with the suggestive lyrics, create a seductive and erotic mood throughout the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Come and put your name on it
Rihanna wants her partner to claim ownership of her body during sex
Put your name on it
She wants him to explicitly declare their sexual relationship as mutual rather than temporary
But you wanna put your name on it
She is acknowledging his desire to make their relationship more permanent
It's not even my birthday (my birthday)
She is using her birthday as a metaphor for how she wants to be treated in bed, even if it's not a special occasion
But he wanna lick the icing off (the icing off)
Her partner desires oral sex
I know you want it in the worst way (worst way)
He has intense sexual desire for her
Can't wait to blow my candles out
She is excited to orgasm
He want that cake, cake
Her partner desires her sexually
Ooh baby, I like it
She enjoys the sexual attention and desires physical intimacy
You so excited
Her partner is aroused and eager to have sex with her
Don't try to hide it
She wants him to be open about his sexual desire for her
I'ma make you my bitch
She wants to exert control over his sexual desires and actions
I know you wanna bite this
She is confident that her partner desires her sexually
It's so enticin'
She finds herself sexually alluring
Nothin' else like this
She believes that she is unique and sexually desirable
And he tryna put his name on it
Her partner wants to solidify their sexual relationship
Ooh, I wanna fuck you right now (ooh)
She desires sexual intercourse with her partner immediately
Just get up on my body
She wants him to initiate physical intimacy with her
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ernest Clark, Marcos Enrique Palacios, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Terius Youngdell Nash
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@meliza8871
We almost had it at the Super Bowl I was finna shake sum
@joshuad1716
😂😂😂😂😂
@amarexw
NO FR I SAID WAIT A MINUTE
@wetburp
😂😂😂😂
@thatguy720
I like how she incorporated this and cockiness as well as S&M, even though she couldn’t fit them because her catalog is GIGANTIC.
@jessicawellman7602
Snapshot of them together I want it on demand exacting 0:42 0:43 0:45
@KitariItsSomethingRottenHere
"Sometimes I had to just stop recording because the lyrics where too deep. They would leave me in tears"
- Rihanna.
@andyz8de
She said that during the Rated R Era, not for Talk That Talk Era.
@micahthomas8053
She has many songs with deep lyrics. In fact most of them of them have deep lyrics
@w0joshcbrln0w
Danganronpa?