In 2010 he released two singles on Innovative Leisure, a subsidiary of Stones Throw Records. His debut album, Will the Guns Come Out, was released on September 27, 2011. The album features eight original songs and three covers.
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Loved One
Hanni El Khatib Lyrics
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Can't talk to me that way
oooh love one
Don't talk to me that way
Cause if you wanna fight,
go ahead but it ain't gonna beat me tonight
ooh love one
ooh love one
Yeah love one
you've got that vampire look in eye
yeah love one
I just know, that you're comming by
Yooo love one
You know I need to pray you pray you and pray
Cause I rather talk to guys cause I ain't got nothing to you to say
Come on
Love one
yeeeah oh love one
wooooo love one
woooooowooooo love one
woooooowooooo love one
Come on
Yeaaaah someone
won't you dance with me tonight
Come on love one
ain't gonna do that for my right
Hey someone
you've go to be up out of mind
cause you can't be my love one
and left you crazy half the time
woooo love one
yeaaah love one
woooowooooo love one
woooowooooo love one
Yeah
Come on
Let's do the shoe shine
Let's do the war time
Let's the the I'm blind
Let's do the holy ghost
Let's do the knock down
Let's do the king's crown
Let's do the night fight
Let's do the shout loud
Let's do the shout loud
Come on
Let's do the shout loud
Do the shout loud
Come on
Let's do the shout loud
Love one
Yeah love one
The lyrics to Hanni El Khatib's "Loved One" are somewhat ambiguous, but they seem to revolve around a strained relationship with someone referred to as "love one." The singer begins by saying that this person can't talk to him in a certain way, implying some sort of disrespect. He also tells this person that he doesn't have anything to say to them, preferring instead to talk to guys. It seems that things are not going well between the two of them, as the singer comments on the way this person looks at him (with a "vampire look in eye") and wonders if they are coming by to fight. Despite all of this, the singer seems determined not to let this person get the best of him, saying that they can fight if they want, but it won't beat him tonight.
As the song continues, the lyrics become increasingly abstract, with the singer suggesting a series of actions that he and this person could take together, including shining shoes, going to war, and shouting loud. It's unclear what the significance of these actions is, but they seem to be a way to overcome whatever is coming between them.
Overall, "Loved One" is a song about a fraught and complicated relationship, one in which there is tension and discord, but also a desire to overcome those things and find a solution.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah love one
The singer is addressing his lover.
Can't talk to me that way
The singer doesn't want their lover to talk to them disrespectfully.
Don't talk to me that way
Reiterating that the lover shouldn't talk to them in a rude manner.
Cause if you wanna fight,
go ahead but it ain't gonna beat me tonight
Indicating that the artist is not interested in fighting and the lover cannot win a fight.
you've got that vampire look in eye
The artist is commenting on how the lover looks like a vampire.
I just know, that you're comming by
The singer knows that the lover will be coming soon.
You know I need to pray you pray you and pray
The singer feels they need divine intervention to deal with their lover.
Cause I rather talk to guys cause I ain't got nothing to you to say
The artist would rather talk to other men since they have nothing to talk about with their lover.
someone won't you dance with me tonight
The artist is asking someone else to dance with them tonight.
Come on love one
The artist is encouraging their lover to act better.
Hey someone
The singer is addressing someone else with the intention of changing the subject.
you've go to be up out of mind
The person they are addressing is acting crazy, and the artist wants them to stop.
cause you can't be my love one and left you crazy half the time
The singer can't be in a relationship with someone if they are going to be crazy half of the time.
Let's do the shoe shine
Let's do the war time
Let's the the I'm blind
Let's do the holy ghost
Let's do the knock down
Let's do the king's crown
Let's do the night fight
Let's do the shout loud
Let's do the shout loud
Come on
Let's do the shout loud
Do the shout loud
Come on
Let's do the shout loud
The singer is listing off some random things to do, possibly as a distraction or a way to change the subject.
Yeah love one
The singer is addressing their lover one last time.
Contributed by Amelia I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Eric Syrdahl
Year after year, this song delivers!
Randa A
GUYS PLEASE SHARE HIS VIDEOS WE ALL WANT HIS TO BE FAMOUS . his music can't stay neglected!
Cliff Torres
Great lyrics! You got that vampire look tonight and I know that you're gonna bite. Hell yeah! When is the album avail!?!?!
Victoire Buffet
Buy his amazing record. He's a pure genius.
The Martin and Luis Show
great song!
Daniel Villela
The Drums Rocks!
Bass Trammel
This reminds me of a girl and a time in our life that was without worries and awesome. It was a disaster and a blast at the same time, and I'm glad it happened.
I wish everyone could experience it.
Bass Trammel
I ended up here again, For the same reasons I commented an year ago.
killgormat
The guitar on his songs sounds a bit like Jack White.I love both.
drz765
DOPE VID!!!!!!! I LOVE IT