The songs of Femme Fatality are dark in melody and focused on themes of misdeeds and wrongdoing. Femme Fatality's instrumentation is based heavily around the tonality of analog synthesizers. Mongeau and Palermo hand craft their own unique synth patches, never resorting to factory presets. Distorted guitars and acoustic drums are used for texturing (although sparingly).
Femme Fatality is authority when it comes to creating spectacle in underground rock venues. Their relentless stage presence, tailored light show and 5 piece live band raise the pulse of their shadowy melodies. The current live line-up consists of Brady Leffler (synth), Jeff Meyer (guitar), Shane Mongeau (synth/vocals), Bradley M Palermo (vocals/synth), and Andrew Roberts (drums).
Baby Girl
Femme Fatality Lyrics
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On the streets of the south town
All the boys, their heads, they turn
What she really wants she'll never learn
Last night
She had a stranger in her bed again
(he had black hair he had wrist bands, kicking the converse not the timberlands)
He was the one for her she pretended
He pulls back, she brings him close because she knows just what to say.
(what'd she say?)
When you've said it so many time the meaning goes away.
(just a notch on a belt not even a name just another score in the queen betweens game)
She thinks she's going to be a star. she's going to use these boys to get real far. if i have things go my way...baby girl's going to die.
She looks me up and down on the streets of the south town
Queen between thinks i'm just the same
But i knew her name and you best belive i knew her game
Last night she had a stranger in her bed again.
(stranger? shit this guy looks familiar, it's me in the bed and i'm going to have to kill her)
Felt so good, but i had to break the trend
(sold out like a title bout with don king in the corner looks like baby girls going to need a heart donor)
For baby girl it was a perfect day to repent.
Now femme fatality make her pay for her sins.
I'm not the type of player that holla's cause i want head
I am the type of player that holla's cause i want her dead
(dead?)
That's right dead is what i said, dead as in red as in the color of blood shed more sexy than right said mother fuckin fred baby girl kept pushing i had to go ahead she had it coming to her i took her out in her bed she said "give it to me baby" so i filled her with lead and said...
The lyrics of Femme Fatality's song Baby Girl describe a girl who is known for constantly having one-night stands with strangers. The singer looks at her and sees all the boys' attention on her, but she will never learn what she truly desires. She had a stranger in her bed again last night, he had black hair and wristbands, not Timberlands. Despite the fact that the stranger may have been the right one for her, the girl pretended because she enjoys the chase more than the actual relationship. She knows just what to say to keep her "lover" close, but her words have lost meaning because she's used them too many times. She thinks she'll become a star, using boys to get her there, but the singer makes it clear that Baby Girl's going to die if she keeps acting this way.
The second verse switches perspectives, with the singer revealing that they know Baby Girl's name and game. She had a stranger in her bed again last night, but it turns out it was the singer himself. He felt so good, but he had to break the trend and make her pay for her actions. Baby Girl thought it was a perfect day to repent, but the singer makes it clear that she will be punished for her sins. He's not the type of player who will simply move on after getting what he wants - in this case, not sex, but revenge.
Overall, the song paints a dark picture of a girl seemingly stuck in a cycle of using and being used. The sinister twist at the end adds to the disturbing nature of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
I look her up and down
I survey her from head to toe
On the streets of the south town
We are in a neighborhood located in the southern part of town
All the boys, their heads, they turn
All the boys in the area are turning their heads to look at her
What she really wants she'll never learn
She is unaware of her true desires
Last night
Referring to the previous night
She had a stranger in her bed again
She slept with another unfamiliar man
(he had black hair he had wrist bands, kicking the converse not the timberlands)
A description of the man she slept with
He was the one for her she pretended
She pretended that the man was the right one for her
(indie jones dont mess with this, this girl's not worth the risk)
A warning to stay away from this girl
He pulls back, she brings him close because she knows just what to say.
She knows how to manipulate him with her words
(what'd she say?)
Asking what she said to pull him back in
When you've said it so many time the meaning goes away.
Her words have lost their true significance due to overuse
(just a notch on a belt not even a name just another score in the queen betweens game)
She doesn't care about the people she has slept with before, they are just statistics in her game of romantic conquest
She thinks she's going to be a star. she's going to use these boys to get real far. if i have things go my way...baby girl's going to die.
She believes using men will lead her to success but the singer of the song plans to put an end to her lifestyle
She looks me up and down on the streets of the south town
The girl looks the singer up and down as they cross paths in the southern part of town
Queen between thinks i'm just the same
The girl assumes the artist is no different than the other men she's seduced before
But i knew her name and you best belive i knew her game
The artist knows her name and her ways of manipulating men
(stranger? shit this guy looks familiar, it's me in the bed and i'm going to have to kill her)
The singer realizes that he was the man the girl slept with and that he will have to carry out his plan to kill her
Felt so good, but i had to break the trend
Although it was satisfying to be with her, the singer had to deviate from her pattern of behavior
(sold out like a title bout with don king in the corner looks like baby girls going to need a heart donor)
The girl sold herself out and now she is going to pay for it with her life
For baby girl it was a perfect day to repent.
The artist thinks it's an ideal day for the baby girl to confess her sins and seek forgiveness
Now femme fatality make her pay for her sins.
The artist is part of a group that seeks to punish the girl for her actions
I'm not the type of player that holla's cause i want head
The singer clarifies that he's not like the men who just want sex
I am the type of player that holla's cause i want her dead
The artist only expresses interest in the girl because he wants to kill her
(dead?)
A confirmation of his intentions to kill her
That's right dead is what i said, dead as in red as in the color of blood shed more sexy than right said mother fuckin fred baby girl kept pushing i had to go ahead she had it coming to her i took her out in her bed she said "give it to me baby" so i filled her with lead and said...
The singer confirms that he killed the girl, even adding a crude remark about how it was more attractive than a certain phrase made famous by comedian Fred Sanford
Contributed by Lucy B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.