Torture
King Khan & The Shrines Lyrics


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I met you at the door
Of a record store
I knew you'd be mine
Cause you look so fine
I didn't think your love
Could've hurt me so bad
But let me tell you now baby
It's the best I had

Your love is like
Torture, baby!
(Torture!)

You told me that your love
Will make me black and blue
I said "I wouldn't mind now child,
As long as it was true"
You took me down below
I said "Take it slow"
When I opened my eyes
I saw you paralyzed

Your love is like
Torture baby!
(Torture!)

In the midnight hour
I can hear your voice
When you call my name now, child
I really have no choice
I'm come crawling to ya
You like to put me in place
Oh now I'm under your spell now, baby
With no hopeful escape

Your love is like
Torture baby!
(Torture!)

Whip it on me, whip it on me, whip it on me...

Oh baby the way you torture me so fine
Let's do it one more time

Your love is like




Torture bay!
(Torture!)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of King Khan & The Shrines's song "Torture" are a story of a person who falls in love with someone who is bad for them. The singer meets this person in a record store and is immediately attracted to them. They think that this love will be the best thing that has ever happened to them, but as it turns out, it's actually the worst. The other person's love is like torture, hence the name of the song.


The singer goes on to describe this love affair as being physically damaging to them. The other person has warned them that their love will make them black and blue, but the singer is so infatuated that they don't care. They eventually end up in bed together, but the singer wants to take it slow. When they open their eyes after, they see that the other person is paralyzed, probably indicating that the experience was so intense that they both couldn't move.


Line by Line Meaning

I met you at the door
I first encountered you while entering the record store


Of a record store
It's a place where records, music are sold or played


I knew you'd be mine
I immediately had a feeling that you were meant to be mine


Cause you look so fine
Your appearance made me feel attracted to you


I didn't think your love
I never imagined what your love could do to me


Could've hurt me so bad
I wasn't prepared for the pain that your love would bring me


But let me tell you now baby
But now, I need you to know


It's the best I had
Despite the pain, your love is still the best thing that has ever happened to me


Your love is like
Your affection towards me is nothing but


Torture, baby!
a painful, cruel and tormenting experience, [a love that hurts instead of cures]


You told me that your love
You once revealed to me that the kind of love you have to offer


Will make me black and blue
Will cause me physical, emotional and psychological pain


I said 'I wouldn't mind now child,
I replied, 'I am not afraid, dear'


As long as it was true'
As long as it was genuine'


You took me down below
You led me down to a different place, probably where I haven't been to


I said 'Take it slow'
I asked you to slow down, take it easy


When I opened my eyes
When I finally looked up


I saw you paralyzed
I found out that you were struggling and probably affected the tension you're holding onto


In the midnight hour
During the midnight, a sign where things and people are hidden


I can hear your voice
Your voice echoes around me


When you call my name now, child
When you summon me, dear


I really have no choice
I don't have any option but to succumb to your calling


I'm come crawling to ya
I crawl in submission towards you


You like to put me in place
You posture me in a different state, where I am defenseless


Oh now I'm under your spell now baby
I am now completely entranced by your power, dear


With no hopeful escape
I am unable to escape from your grasp, dear


Whip it on me, whip it on me, whip it on me...
The singer asks for physical punishment and pain on him


Oh baby the way you torture me so fine
That sweet torment you give me, dear


Let's do it one more time
Let's do the act of tormenting/punishing one more time


Your love is like
Again, your affection towards me is nothing but


Torture bay!
a painful, cruel and tormenting experience, [a love that hurts instead of cures]




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