Like A Boy
柩饑윗 Ciara Lyrics
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Take out the trash (just like 'em)
Gettin' your cash like 'em
Fast like 'em
Girl, you wanna act like he did (I'm talkin' 'bout)
Security codes on everything
On vibrate so your phone don't ever ring
Joint account and another one he don't know about (hey)
Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that
Tell you I love you, but when you call, I never get back
Would you ask them questions like me, like where you be at?
'Cause I'm out, four in the morning on the corner, rolling, doing my own thing
What if I, had a thing on the side
Made you cry?
Would the rules change up or would they still apply?
If I played you like a toy
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that
Girl, go ahead and be (just like 'em)
Go run the streets (just like 'em)
Go home, missin' sleep like 'em, creep like 'em
Front wit' your friends
Act hard when you wit' 'em, like 'em
Keep a straight face when you tell a lie
Always keep an airtight alibi
Keep it hid in the dark
What he don't know won't break his heart (hey)
Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that
Tell you I love you, but when you call, I never get back
Would you ask them questions like me, like where you be at?
'Cause I'm out, four in the morning on the corner, rolling, doing my own thing
What if I, had a thing on the side
Made you cry?
Would the rules change up or would they still apply?
If I played you like a toy
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that
If I was always gone
Let the sun beat me home (Would you like that?)
I told you I was with my crew when I knew it wasn't true if I act like you
Walked a mile off in your shoes (Would you like that?)
Messing with your head again
Dose of your own medicine
What if I, had a thing on the side
Made you cry?
Would the rules change up or would they still apply?
If I played you like a toy
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Can't handle that
R-A, go, here's the clutch
If I paged you (Would you like that?)
Had friends (Would you like that?)
Never call (Would you like that?)
No, no, you wouldn't like that, no!
What if I, made you cry? Would they still apply?
What if I, if I played you like a toy
Sometimes I wish I could act like a boy
In "Like a Boy," Ciara envisions a world where gender roles are switched and she can act like a man does in a relationship. She lists out the typical things that men do in relationships, such as pulling up their pants, taking out the trash, and getting cash fast. She imagines having security codes on everything, joint accounts and secret accounts, and a phone always on vibrate. She wishes she could be the one who never responds to calls or texts and goes out all night, just like a man would.
Ciara then poses the question of what would happen if she treated her partner the same way a man often does in a relationship. Would the rules still apply? Would her partner cry if she had a thing on the side? Would she still be able to act like a toy with no consequences? She acknowledges that she can't handle the same treatment from her partner and encourages other women to be like men in relationships and not let their emotions get in the way.
Line by Line Meaning
Pull up your pants (just like 'em)
Behave like a man and take responsibility for your life
Take out the trash (just like 'em)
Do the dirty work required to maintain a household
Gettin' your cash like 'em
Work hard to earn money and be financially independent
Fast like 'em
Be successful and efficient in your pursuits
Girl, you wanna act like he did (I'm talkin' 'bout)
Desire to be like a man who has power and control
Security codes on everything
Take measures to protect your privacy and your assets
On vibrate so your phone don't ever ring
Keep your personal life hidden from the public eye
Joint account and another one he don't know about (hey)
Keep secrets from your partner about your finances
Wish we could switch up the roles and I could be that
Desire to change the traditional gender roles and take on a more masculine role
Tell you I love you, but when you call, I never get back
Be emotionally unavailable and ignore your partner's needs
Would you ask them questions like me, like where you be at?
Be suspicious and jealous of your partner's actions
'Cause I'm out, four in the morning on the corner, rolling, doing my own thing
Do whatever you want without considering your partner's feelings or needs
What if I, had a thing on the side
Consider cheating on your partner
Made you cry?
Inflict emotional pain on your partner
Would the rules change up or would they still apply?
Question whether your partner would forgive you or not
If I played you like a toy
Treat your partner as an object rather than a human being
Can't be getting mad what, you mad?
Rejecting your partner's anger and emotions
Can't handle that
Unable to deal with the consequences of your actions
Girl, go ahead and be (just like 'em)
Encourage women to behave like men
Go run the streets (just like 'em)
Be independent and run your own life
Go home, missin' sleep like 'em, creep like 'em
Sacrifice your own comfort and safety to achieve your goals
Front wit' your friends
Appear tough and strong in front of others
Act hard when you wit' 'em, like 'em
Behave like a man to fit in and gain respect
Keep a straight face when you tell a lie
Deceive others with a confident expression
Always keep an airtight alibi
Prepare a convincing explanation for your actions
Keep it hid in the dark
Keep secrets hidden from your partner
What he don't know won't break his heart (hey)
Believe that keeping secrets won't hurt your partner
If I was always gone
Be absent from your partner's life
Let the sun beat me home (Would you like that?)
Be out all night and not come home until morning
I told you I was with my crew when I knew it wasn't true if I act like you
Lie to your partner to justify your own behavior
Walked a mile off in your shoes (Would you like that?)
Empathize with your partner's feelings and situation
Messing with your head again
Play mind games with your partner
Dose of your own medicine
Give your partner the same treatment you've been receiving
R-A, go, here's the clutch
Get ready to take control and make things happen
If I paged you (Would you like that?)
Communicate with your partner in a way that's convenient for you
Had friends (Would you like that?)
Hang out with people who enable your bad behavior
Never call (Would you like that?)
Ignore your partner and avoid giving them attention
No, no, you wouldn't like that, no!
Assume that your partner wouldn't approve of your actions
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: CIARA PRINCESS HARRIS, CANDICE CLOTIEL NELSON, BALEWA M. MUHAMMAD, CALVIN KENON, EZEKIEL L. LEWIS, PATRICK MICHAEL SMITH
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@@ChildofYAH We all are heartbreakers, all of our thoughts are evil and all our good deeds are filthy rags.
Jeremiah 17:9 - The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Mark 7:21 - For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Romans 1:21 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
We all were:
Psalms 51:5 - Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Our Life Is Like Unto A Race
1 Corinthians Chapter 9
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
Why are rich and famous depressed?
lets list the reasons;
they`re trans, faking life 100% daily
their master is lucifer, the father of lies.
they have no looks, needs to fake these,
they have no talent, needs to fake these.
they are famous only a moment.
they are rich only for moment.
To have the moment on stage, wicked and sick ritual must be performed.
They are masons in masonry.
Nothing`s real, only illusions.
They have it harder , to give their soul over to CHRIST and return back HEAVEN (Luke 18:25 KJV and Mark 10:25 KJV)
true Christians are born again = new creatures in CHRIST, able to no longer sin and able to understand GOD perfectly.
We are to make a conscious choosing between GOD = CHRIST and mammon = lucifer.
Deuteronomy 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
we since birth live in the devils kingdom, this earth here, it shall be created anew, but not yet, still is the church time = still time for souls to get saved and be raptured up. until we come to repentance and born again, we remain living according to the devil.
devils expectations to us are:
lie/deceive kill destroy remain wicked sinner who praise death daily.
because devil is the father of lies:
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
GOD `s expectations to us:
come to repentance
come out from BABYLON
born again
live holy
do the will of your heavenly father.
Matthew 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
1 Peter 1:16 - Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
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