Pose
Justin Timberlake Lyrics


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S-N-double O-P-D-O double gizzle 'n J Tizzle
S-N-double O-P-D-O double gizzle 'n J Tizzle
S-N-double O-P-D-O double gizzle 'n J Tizzle
S-N-double O-P-D-O double gizzle 'n J Tizzle

I saw you last night
(Freak, freak)
In the powder room
Talking to your girlfriends, your girlfriends
Who were lookin' in the mirror
(Freak, freak)
Lookin' so fine, Maybelline applying maybe later you'll give me your time

And let me take your picture
Let me take your picture
Let me take your picture
Come on baby
Won't you pose for my camera
Lookin' like a model, lookin' like a superstar
You're out of sight

I saw you last night
(Hey girl)
In the dicso dancing with your girlfriends, your girlfriends
Y'all were dancing to my shit like this
Shakin' hips, maybe I could capture you on camera and take a flick

Let me take your picture
Let me take your picture
Let me take your picture (hey girl)
Come on baby
Won't you pose for my camera
Lookin' like a model, lookin' like a superstar
You're out of sight

So pose pose pose
Only for my photos
Expose, expose
Those things you want to show

Just pose pose pose
Only for my photos
Expose, expose
Those things you want to show

Hey yo JT, let me holler at baby real quick
I got this new camera I want to try this out on her one time, dig this

Head, shoulders, feet and toes
Work that body go'on and pose
Please the crowd, easy now
Go ahead baby girl cheese and smile
She said mister, mister, would it be cool if I took a picture (picture)
To hang it on the wall with the rest of the best
I had her back in an hour or less
He say she say we say play
Doggy dog take it easy
It's time to expose
I'll break off the rolls
Now take off your clothes
Get real close up under the light
And do that thing
Sho your right
Now close the doors
Now you can really give it to me go on strike that pose

I saw you last night
(Hey girl)
At the café
But you wasn't with your girlfriends, your girlfriends
So I stepped up to ya
(Hey girl)
I pursued ya 'cause I couldn't stand to wait
Let's date (yeah)
That'd be great

Wait
Stop and picture, baby stop and picture, baby stop and picture
Me with you girl, you know I can handle ya
Treat you like a queen, treat you like a superstar
You're outta sight
Wait
Stop and picture, baby stop and picture, baby stop and picture
Me with you girl, you know I can handle ya
Treat you like a queen, treat you like a superstar
You're outta sight

So pose pose pose
Only for my photos
Expose, expose (come on strike that pose)
Those things you want to show

So pose pose pose (strike that pose)
Only for my photos
Expose, expose (strike that pose)
Those things you want to show

Aight check this out, baby girl
It's some real talk, I'm about to start my casting agency, so you know
I'm going to need to get these pictures with you real quick
Oh you wanna know the name of the casting agency?
Oh beautiful casting, only beautiful women
You know what I'm talking about?
Oh yah Justin gonna be working
The camera he's doing his thing while we're doing our thing
So you need to come up outta them clothes so we can pose
You know what I'm talking about
Freeze, froze, close the doors, yah strike that pose
That's what I'm talking about
Hey Will you dig that, it's baging right here
Yah, come on
I know you like it
Strike that pose (come on)




I know you like it
Strike that pose

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of “Pose” by Justin Timberlake features a collaboration with Snoop Dogg. In the song, he meets a girl in the powder room, and he admires her beauty. He asks her to pose for his camera, comparing her to a model and a superstar. He continues to describe his desire to take pictures of her and publicly displaying them on walls, as he finds her beautiful. As the chorus repeats, he encourages her to expose herself fully in front of his camera by showing her body and striking different poses.


The lyrics describe the idea of beauty, confidence and the way society perceives them. The singer compares the girl he meets to a model, emphasizing how society views beauty and perfection. He also focuses on the beauty of the girl, which could imply that he is interested in her for her physical appearance rather than her personality. The song also emphasizes the idea that people want to be famous or famous on social media and showing off their bodies is the easy way to gain likes and followers. The opening chants of Snoop Dogg contribute to the song's catchy nature and make it an enjoyable club song.


Line by Line Meaning

S-N-double O-P-D-O double gizzle 'n J Tizzle
Snoop Dogg and Justin Timberlake are singing together


I saw you last night (Freak, freak)
I saw you last night


In the powder room
You were in the bathroom


Talking to your girlfriends, your girlfriends
You were talking to your friends who were also there


Who were lookin' in the mirror (Freak, freak)
Your friends were looking at themselves in the mirror


Lookin' so fine, Maybelline applying maybe later you'll give me your time
You looked really good, applying makeup, and maybe later we could hang out


Let me take your picture
Let me take a picture of you


Come on baby
Please do it


Won't you pose for my camera
Can you pose for me to take a picture?


Lookin' like a model, lookin' like a superstar
You look great, like a model or superstar


You're out of sight
You look amazing


Hey girl
Hey, to the girl I saw


In the disco dancing with your girlfriends, your girlfriends
You were dancing with your friends at the disco


Y'all were dancing to my shit like this
You were dancing to my song


Shakin' hips, maybe I could capture you on camera and take a flick
You were dancing and maybe I could take a picture of you


So pose pose pose Only for my photos
Please pose, only for me to take pictures


Expose, expose Those things you want to show
Show off what you want to show off


Head, shoulders, feet and toes Work that body go'on and pose
Work your body and pose how you want


Please the crowd, easy now
Make the audience happy, but take your time


Go ahead baby girl cheese and smile
Go ahead and smile, girl


She said mister, mister, would it be cool if I took a picture (picture)
She asked if it was okay for her to take a picture


To hang it on the wall with the rest of the best I had her back in an hour or less
To hang it on the wall with the pictures I have, and I promised to return it to her quickly


He say she say we say play Doggy dog take it easy It's time to expose
Let's not get too caught up, and it's time to show off


I'll break off the rolls Now take off your clothes
Let's remove some layers of clothing


Get real close up under the light And do that thing Sho your right Now close the doors
Let's move closer to the light and you can show off your moves, and then close the door


Now you can really give it to me go on strike that pose
Now that we have the right setting, please pose


At the café But you wasn't with your girlfriends, your girlfriends
I saw you at the cafe, but you weren't with your friends


So I stepped up to ya (Hey girl) I pursued ya 'cause I couldn't stand to wait Let's date (yeah) That'd be great
I approached you because I couldn't wait to see you again


Stop and picture, baby stop and picture, baby stop and picture
Let's imagine being together


Me with you girl, you know I can handle ya Treat you like a queen, treat you like a superstar
I could be with you and treat you well


So pose pose pose Only for my photos
Please pose, only for me to take pictures


Aight check this out, baby girl
Listen up, girl


It's some real talk, I'm about to start my casting agency, so you know I'm going to need to get these pictures with you real quick
I have an important message, and since I'm starting a casting agency, I need to take pictures of you soon


Oh beautiful casting, only beautiful women
It's going to be called Beautiful Casting, and I only want beautiful women


You know what I'm talking about?
Do you understand what I'm saying?


Oh yah Justin gonna be working The camera he's doing his thing while we're doing our thing So you need to come up outta them clothes so we can pose You know what I'm talking about
Justin will be taking the pictures while we pose, so please take off your clothes so we can get started


Freeze, froze, close the doors, yah strike that pose That's what I'm talking about Hey Will you dig that, it's baging right here Yah, come on I know you like it
Hold still, close the door, and strike that pose; that's what I want. Do you like it?




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: JUSTIN R. TIMBERLAKE, CALEB SPEIR, WILLIAM ADAMS, CALVIN CORDAZOR BROADUS

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Comments from YouTube:

@nnedi5971

WHY IS THIS NOT ON SPOTIFY?!

@lelidawi2446

Because there used to be three versions of Futuresex/lovesounds and they deleted one of them, which happened to be the version that featured this as the bonus track. They deleted the single version of Not a bad thing too, which was the version on Justin's top 10, the version with all the clicks counted :(

@lelidawi2446

The only current version of Not a bad thing is 11 minutes only... and I can't have that in any playlist, that's why that version had way fewer listens. It's an album version, not radio friendly.

@hongoharuhisa6800

I thought too and came here lol

@user-te5xj3dp3r

@@lelidawi2446 I have it on spotify but it is blocked in my country😭

@user-te5xj3dp3r

yes there is spotify but it is blocked in some countries (including mine)

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@viasalive

this song feels like a fever dream

@joijooooojoj

I'm sad this song isn't on spotify :/

@Kameaux

Chile I’m thinking Snoop must have had an issue coz why? I need to pay attention to the lyrics maybe.

@gracebediako1666

I love this songgggg

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