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Steady, are you ready? (are you ready?)
What's goin' on? (what's going on?)
Steady, are you ready? (are you ready?)
What's goin' on? (what's goin' on?)

Tell me what you know about me (about me)
Welcome to the city where it's sweet (where it's sweet)
You know I'll be takin' Vita-D (Vita-D)
That's why I can't fit up in these jeans (in these jeans)
Watch me, you know I like to move that (move that)
The heat wave make you wanna cool back (cool back)
Hear them sayin', baby, bring the bounce back (bring the bounce back)
You gon' make me have to bring the bounce back (bring the bounce back)

Hey, now, say
Say who gonna send my way
Come right, alright, baby
Say who gonna send my way, way

However do you want me?
However do you need me?
However do you want me?
However do you need me?
However do you want me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you need me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you want me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you need me?

He say that I'm the girl up in his dreams (dreams)
Hot boy, better give me what I need (what I need)
Wear me on his body like a throwback (throwback)
And he better not move when I throw it back (throw it back)
Baby, keep me wetter than a bayou (bayou)
If you don't, I'ma walk right by you
(Baby, touch me, tease me, keep it easy)

Hey, now, say
Say who gonna send my way
Come right, alright, baby
Say who gonna send my way, way

However do you want me?
However do you need me?
However do you want me?
However do you need me? (however)
However do you want me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you need me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you want me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you need me?

Hey, now, say
Say who gonna send my way
Come right, alright, baby
Say who gonna send my way, way

However do you want me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you need me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you want me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you need me? (however)
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you want me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you need me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
However do you want me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)




However do you need me?
(Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Little Mix's song "Bounce Back" talk about feeling empowered and confident in one's own skin. The opening lines "Steady, are you ready? What's goin' on?" sets the tone for the song which is inviting listeners to join in the fun and lively energy that Little Mix is known for. They sing about themselves saying "tell me what you know about me, welcome to the city where it's sweet." This first verse is a direct call-out to anyone who listens to the song, welcoming them to join in on the upbeat nature of the song.


The chorus has lyrics that repeat over and over again, "However do you want me? However do you need me? Bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back." These lyrics, combined with the upbeat tempo, create an infectious energy that is hard to resist. The second verse talks about how the band is desired by their partners, with the lyrics, "He say that I'm the girl up in his dreams, hot boy, better give me what I need." This is a confident statement from Little Mix about knowing their own worth and expecting their partners to recognize and value it.


Overall, "Bounce Back" is a song about feeling confident and empowered, and about having fun and enjoying life in the moment. It encourages listeners to let go of their worries and self-doubt and embrace the playful energy of the song.


Line by Line Meaning

Steady, are you ready? (are you ready?)
Asking if someone is prepared for what is about to happen


What's goin' on? (what's going on?)
Asking what is happening or why things are different


Tell me what you know about me (about me)
Asking someone to share their knowledge or information about the singer


Welcome to the city where it's sweet (where it's sweet)
Describing the world in a positive light


You know I'll be takin' Vita-D (Vita-D)
Saying that the artist enjoys sunlight and/or taking Vitamin D supplements


That's why I can't fit up in these jeans (in these jeans)
Implies that the singer has gained weight from not fitting in certain clothes


Watch me, you know I like to move that (move that)
Asserting that the singer likes to dance and show off their moves


The heat wave make you wanna cool back (cool back)
Suggesting that the hot weather causes people to want to relax and take it easy


Hear them sayin', baby, bring the bounce back (bring the bounce back)
Referring to others expressing a desire for energy or excitement to return


You gon' make me have to bring the bounce back (bring the bounce back)
Suggesting that the artist will be the one to bring the energy or excitement back


He say that I'm the girl up in his dreams (dreams)
Saying that someone thinks of the singer romantically and/or idealizes them


Hot boy, better give me what I need (what I need)
Describing what the artist needs from a romantic partner


Wear me on his body like a throwback (throwback)
Describing how the singer wants to be embraced or loved by a partner


And he better not move when I throw it back (throw it back)
Saying that a partner should not move or react when the singer is being physically intimate


Baby, keep me wetter than a bayou (bayou)
Describing desire for arousal or sexual pleasure


If you don't, I'ma walk right by you (Baby, touch me, tease me, keep it easy)
Suggesting that if a partner doesn't fulfill the artist's desires, they will leave them


Say who gonna send my way
Asking who will come to the artist or seek out a relationship with them


However do you want me?
Asking how a partner desires the singer


However do you need me?
Asking what a partner needs from the singer


(bring the bounce back, bring the, bring the bounce back)
Repeating the desire for energy or excitement to return




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Beresford Romeo, Jocelyn Donald, Jude Demorest, Mikkel Eriksen, Steven Thornton, Tor Hermansen

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bone apple teeth

No other girl group harmonizes like Little Mix! They sound like angels

PCD Productions

It’s funny how you’re dissing fifth Harmony but if you got that song released, thank Normani.

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NA

@LEGO_Turkey is that a joke?

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@Wendy Moore only three of them tho

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STILL SUPER IN LOVEEEE

Caris

ngl but why is no one gonna talk abt how good Jesy looks <33

Finley Baker

Yh she looked rlly good but... ARR YA REDEHAY

Nom Nom

they all look good but jesy looked good in that pink hair

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