On Nov 26, 2009, a fan asked one of the producers through twitter:
@doctorgolden Where is Adam Lambert's Voodoo???
and received this reply:
@Lou_XOXO it's going to be included on the international release... looking forward to sharing it with you all!!
Perhaps this is what the breakout glam god was referring to when he stated in interviews posted on the internet that instead of getting this track on the physical CD or by downloading specific album packages, "You'll just have to search for it on the web."
Twitter posts by Sam Sparro suggest that this is a track the two artists collaborated on earlier this summer. Both artists like to experiment with dance pop, so the track is expected to be quite different from mainstream pop.
Even though this song is not available for download or play as of this writing, Glamberts on various blogs have been adding this track to their playlists on this site ever since a post on planet fierce directed readers to the last.fm account of negativeneil (Adam's blogger brother) for a peek at some of the possible song titles for bonus tracks. These are dedicated fans!
If posted on the web as well as made available in the international version of the album, the bonus track download represents a new trend in music marketing, where the release of an album has been developing more and more into a slowly unfolding, interactive, web-based experience.
Voodoo
Adam Lambert Lyrics
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Love shrine break the taboo
I wanna know what's in your potion
Bound by total devotion
I was looking for love all over
You're the hunter and I'm your prey
Now I'm lost and love ain't over
'Cause it's voodoo (under your spell)
'Cause it's voodoo (under your spell)
Swamp scenes, all love beside
Snakes bites, aligning stars
I'm in rapture there is no cure
No sanctuary from your allure
I was looking for love all over
You're the hunter and I'm your prey
Now I'm lost and love ain't over
I try to leave but I have to stay
'Cause it's voodoo (under your spell)
'Cause it's voodoo (under your spell)
Cos the voodoo you do is all that can do, make me into your fool
Cos when you do voodoo I'm just like a doll that the pins keep pushing into
So every time I try to break this trance
I'm almost afraid I miss my chance to be bewitched violent by you
I just gotta say I want your hex
I don't want to live without your hex
I'm so obsessed with your sexiness
'Cause it's voodoo (under your spell)
'Cause it's voodoo (under your spell)
'Cause it's voodoo (under your spell)
'Cause it's voodoo (under your spell)
So obsessed with your sexiness
In "Voodoo," Adam Lambert explores the idea of being under someone's spell--more specifically, under their voodoo spell. He sets the scene with "Moonshine on the bayou" and "Love shrine break the taboo," immediately invoking the mystical, magical nature of the song's subject. Lambert sings about being "bound by total devotion," a common idea in voodoo magic where one can be held captive by a spell. The idea of being the hunter and the prey is also present, furthering the idea of being in a trance-like state.
Lambert then creates vivid imagery with "Swamp scenes, all love beside/Snakes bites, aligning stars." He's painting a picture of a mystical world where anything can happen, and it seems that anything does happen to the subject of the song-- they're in "rapture" and can't escape the allure of the one casting the spell. Lambert sings, "there is no cure," emphasizing the finality of the situation.
The lyrics continue to play on the idea of not being able to escape, mentioning being "bewitched violent by you." And yet, even in this desperate situation, the subject doesn't want to leave. They're "obsessed with your sexiness," completely under the spell of the person casting it.
The song comes to a close with the repetition of "Cause it's voodoo (under your spell)" four times, emphasizing the power of the spell and the hold it has over the subject.
Line by Line Meaning
Moonshine on the bayou
The presence of alcohol on the bayou which gives a glimpse of how much influential love is
Love shrine break the taboo
A powerful taboo-breaking feeling inside the love shrine
I wanna know what's in your potion
Curiosity to know the secret behind the power of love
Bound by total devotion
Tied down by unbreakable devotion
I was looking for love all over
A quest for love and its necessity
You're the hunter and I'm your prey
Being hunted down by love which makes one vulnerable to its powers
Now I'm lost and love ain't over
Feeling lost in the depths of the love trap
I try to leave but I have to stay
Trying to get out of the love trap but failing to do so
'Cause it's voodoo (under your spell)
Completely under the spell of love
Swamp scenes, all love beside
Imagery of swamp scenes and love at the same place
Snakes bites, aligning stars
Stars getting aligned even at the whims of love
I'm in rapture there is no cure
Being captivated by the magic of love with no escape
No sanctuary from your allure
Being helpless against the irresistible charm of love
Cos the voodoo you do is all that can do, make me into your fool
Conforming to the ways of love and succumbing to its power
Cos when you do voodoo I'm just like a doll that the pins keep pushing into
Being manipulated by love's power like a doll with pins
So every time I try to break this trance
Trying to break free from the love spell created by the voodoo
I'm almost afraid I miss my chance to be bewitched violent by you
Being drawn to love and afraid of missing out on its magical effect
I just gotta say I want your hex
Expressing a desire to be under the spell of love completely
I don't want to live without your hex
The fear of not being able to survive or enjoy life without love
I'm so obsessed with your sexiness
Feeling obsessed with how attractive and irresistible love is
Lyrics © Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ADAM LAMBERT, JESSE ROGG, SAMUEL FALSON
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