Aguilera has achieved five No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart making her the fourth female artist to top the chart over three consecutive decades (1990s, 2000s, and 2010s).
She has released ten albums, one of which is a compilation and nine of which are studio albums: Christina Aguilera (1999), Mi Reflejo (2000), My Kind of Christmas (2000), Stripped (2002), Back to Basics (2006), Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits (2008), Bionic (2010), Lotus (2012), Liberation (2018) and AGUILERA (2022).
Aguilera is best known for her vocal ability, music videos, and ever-changing image. She includes themes of dealing with public scrutiny, her painful childhood, and female empowerment in her music. She has also dedicated much of her time as a philanthropist for charities, human rights and world issues. In 2009, she was named the Ambassador Against Hunger for the World Food Programme.
Don't Make Me Love You
Christina Aguilera Lyrics
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Don't make me give you more than my kisses
I need you to go slow and steady
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready
Ooh, oh yeah
Why you want to rush into my life
Don't you want to stop and get to know me better
And if we're meant to be we'll be together, oh oh
Stay around just slow it down
Till we find out if we got what it takes
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready
Don't make me give you more than my kisses
I need you to go slow and steady
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready
Everything I know about you so far
Makes me believe that you're the one for me
But there's still a lot that's on my mind
And I need time before we go further
Don't you see
So hold me, fold me, but don't be
Thinking I don't want you too
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready
Don't make me give you more than my kisses
I need you to go slow and steady
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready
It's better with a little bit of mystery
Let's wait till we have a bit of history
Behind ourselves, ooh oh yeah
We don't got to be in such a rush
We can live for the moment if we trust
We'll be right here tomorrow, oh yeah yeah
Don't make me love you, ooh, oh ooh
Don't make me give you, ooh oh
I need you to go, ooh yeah
Don't make me love you, oh, oh, oh yeah yeah
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready (till I'm ready, ooh oh)
Don't make me give you more than my kisses
I need you to go slow and steady
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready (slow and steady)
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready (don't make, ooh oh)
Don't make me give you more than my kisses
I need you to go slow and steady, baby
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready
(Ready, yeah yeah)
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready
Don't make me give you more than my kisses
(More than my, love oh oh)
I need you to go slow and steady
Don't make me love you, till I'm ready
Yeah yeah
In Christina Aguilera's song "Don't Make Me Love You", she expresses her desire for the relationship to move at a slower pace. The song is about wanting to take things easy in a relationship rather than rushing into love. She emphasizes the need for more time to get to know each other and to form a deeper history together. She doesn't want to give more than just her kisses before she is emotionally prepared to go further. Christina believes that if they are meant to be together, they will be in the end. It’s better to wait and have enough time and history behind them rather than rushing into a relationship which could lead to more heartbreaks in the future.
The first lines of the chorus, "Don't make me love you till I'm ready," are repeated throughout the song to emphasize the importance of taking things slow in the relationship. The verses describe the reasons why Christina Aguilera wants to wait and not rush into the relationship so that it has a better chance of survival. Overall, the song conveys the message that taking things slow and being patient in a relationship can lead to a longer-lasting connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't make me love you till I'm ready
I'm not ready to fall in love with you, please be patient
Don't make me give you more than my kisses
I don't want to give you anything more than just kisses right now
I need you to go slow and steady
I want you to take things nice and slow with me
Why you want to rush into my life
Why are you in such a hurry to become a part of my life?
Don't you want to stop and get to know me better
Can't we take the time to really understand each other?
We got all the time in the world tonight
We have plenty of time to spend together, no need to rush
if we're meant to be we'll be together
If our relationship is meant to work out, it will happen on its own
Stay around just slow it down
Stick around, but let's not move too fast
Till we find out if we got what it takes
Let's see if our relationship has the potential to go the distance
Everything I know about you so far
Based on what I know about you, you seem like the one for me
But there's still a lot that's on my mind
However, I still have some reservations about our relationship
So hold me, fold me, but don't be
Please hold me and comfort me, but don't try to push me into anything
It's better with a little bit of mystery
Our relationship will be more exciting if we leave some things to be discovered over time
Let's wait till we have a bit of history
We should wait until we have a deeper understanding of each other's pasts and experiences
We don't got to be in such a rush
We don't need to hurry into anything
We can live for the moment if we trust
If we have faith in our relationship, we can enjoy being in the present moment together
Don't make me love you, ooh, ohh ooh
I'm not ready to love you just yet
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Shelly Peiken, Todd Chapman
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