Body
Jacksons Lyrics


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Woo!
Girl, I want your body.
You know I love your body.
Girl, I need your body.
Why don't you come home with me now.

Girl, I want your body.
You know I love your body.
Girl, I need your body.
Why don't you come home.

Never thought that I would hurt so bad.
And ever since the day that I met you,
All alone I sit 'cause I'm so sad.
Don't you know this heart, it grieves for you?

There you were, holding back your love,
Trying to make me feel real bad,
'Cause your love I never had.

I pray to her. (He loves you)
I needed her (He needs you)
I told her that (He wants you)
I want her back (He loves you).

Girl, I want your body.
You know I love your body.
Girl, I need your body.
Why don't you come home with me now.

Girl, I want your body.
You know I love your body.
Girl, I need your body.
Why don't you come home with me now.

All alone, don't you want to have some fun?
Don't you know, baby, I'm the one?
Just come with me and I'll make you feel.
Don't you know, babe, this love is real?

There you were, holding back your love,
All alone, you looking sad,
But I know you want it bad.

Deceiving me (He loves you)
What is the key? (He needs you)
Do you believe in me? (He wants you)
It's a disgrace, you see. (He loves you)

Girl, I want your body.
You know I love your body.
Girl, I need your body.
Why don't you come home with me now.

Girl, I want your body.
You know I love your body.
Girl, I need your body.
Why don't you come home with me now.

Girl, I want your body.
You know I love your body.
Girl, I need your body.
Why don't you come home with me now.

Girl, I want your body.
You know I love your body.




Girl, I need your body.
Why don't you come home with me now.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Jackson’s song ‘Body’ are explicit about the singer’s desires for a woman’s physical presence. He repeats the lines “Girl, I want your body, you know I love your body, girl, I need your body”, followed by an invitation to come home with him. The singer is frustrated with the woman for holding back her love and trying to make him feel bad. He confesses that he needs, wants, and loves her.


The song appears to be about a one-night stand or hook-up. The singer is trying to convince the woman to come back to his place and have some fun. He assures her that he is the one and can make her feel good. The chorus repeats multiple times, emphasizing the singer's physical attraction to the woman, and his desire to have her with him.


The second verse continues the list of the singer’s desires and assertions, while the final lines suggest that the woman has been deceiving him, and he feels frustrated and helpless. However, the lyrics do not fully explain what the woman has done to deceive him.


Overall, 'Body' is a song about physical attraction and desire, with a strong emphasis on the idea of the singer wanting the body of the woman he is addressing. However, the lyrics do not explore deeper facets of a relationship, and instead focus entirely on the physical aspects.


Line by Line Meaning

Woo!
Exclamation of excitement or joy.


Girl, I want your body.
Expressing a desire for physical intimacy with a woman.


You know I love your body.
Confirming the attraction to the woman's physical appearance.


Girl, I need your body.
Implying a strong, possibly obsessive desire for the woman's physical presence.


Why don't you come home with me now.
Invitation for the woman to engage in sexual activity.


Never thought that I would hurt so bad.
Expressing emotional pain or heartbreak.


And ever since the day that I met you,
Indicates the woman's importance in the singer's life.


All alone, I sit 'cause I'm so sad.
Feeling lonely or depressed due to the woman's absence.


Don't you know this heart, it grieves for you?
Acknowledges the intensity of emotions for the woman.


There you were, holding back your love,
Implies that the woman was not reciprocating the artist's feelings.


Trying to make me feel real bad,
May suggest that the woman was intentionally hurting the singer's feelings.


'Cause your love I never had.
Emphasizes that the artist's feelings were not returned.


I pray to her. (He loves you) I needed her (He needs you) I told her that (He wants you) I want her back (He loves you).
Repetition of wanting and needing the woman, reaffirming the desire to be with her.


All alone, don't you want to have some fun?
Conveys the singer's willingness to engage in sexual activity with the woman.


Don't you know, baby, I'm the one?
Asserts the singer's confidence in their ability to fulfill the woman's desires.


Just come with me and I'll make you feel.
Promising the woman pleasure and satisfaction through sexual activity.


Don't you know, babe, this love is real?
Convincing the woman that the artist's feelings for her are authentic.


Deceiving me (He loves you) What is the key? (He needs you) Do you believe in me? (He wants you) It's a disgrace, you see. (He loves you)
Questions whether the woman truly desires the singer, while still expressing love and desire for her.


Girl, I want your body. You know I love your body. Girl, I need your body. Why don't you come home with me now.
Repeating the desire for physical intimacy and inviting the woman to engage in sexual activity with the singer.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SAMUEL BARNES, JEAN OLIVIER, R KELLY, SHAWN CARTER

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@krysis1a

@@yuljohnson5502 ok so there are some Jacksons that are true stars and others who are only in the public consciousness because of their last names.

The Jacksons, needed Michael and this video actually proves it, Marlon singing in Michael's hiccup style, back in the day before Michael died, who here would go see a Jacksons concert that didn't involve Michael?

Janet had a whole career before she and Michael collaborated on Scream so she didn't need him to succeed,
Jermaine did his thing as a solo artist
Latoya...NOPE!
Rebbie Jackson... NOPE!
3T...NOPE!



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@elboogie2324

This video was the moment Marlon has been waiting for his whole life.

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@kelvendyson1508

El Boogie...LMAO!

@vanityposh6348

He was trying to sound too much like his brother.

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@TheJamesMalik

My boy Marlon got his chance and he snapped. He got off on this

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