Freeze
Ll Cool J feat. 50 Cent Lyrics

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I know I said I would roll with you
Put my lifestyle on hold for you
All them sweet things that I told you
This conversation is overdue
Freeze!

Getting too wild to respect the vow
I just ain't ready to settle down

My name too big in the ghetto now
Freeze!

Feels like I'm ready when I'm holding you
But it's so many honey's what I'm supposed to do?
Keep sending them apology notes to you?
Freeze!

All I need is for you to freeze
This is hard on me
I don't wanna leave
But in the mean time take back the keys and
Freeze!

Don't change
Don't go
Don't leave
Just freeze!
I know girl it's a lot to ask!
Tell me what other choice I have
When you love someone reach back
Just freeze!
Don't change
Don't go
Don't leave
Just freeze!
Girl I hope you understand
Promise I'll be back for you
When I become a better man

Why I gotta do this?
I ain't sure
Why I gotta wild out?
Iono
I know how it feels
I been hurt before
I know you disappointed you expected more
Freeze!

I'm loosing a good one and that's fo'sho
I be tryina fight but it calls me yo
Please don't change the locks on tha door
Freeze!

Quit cryin' 'cause it ain't yo fault
Blame it on the streets of New York
Young L gotta walk this walk girl
Freeze!

I know it's rough but I need your support
You said it all last time that we fought
So don't talk baby hold that thought and
Freeze!

Don't change
Don't go
Don't leave
Just freeze!
I know girl it's a lot to ask!
Tell me what other choice I have
When you love someone reach back
Just freeze!
Don't change
Don't go
Don't leave
Just freeze!
Girl I hope you understand
Promise I'll be back for you
When I become a better man

What would you think if I told you that I
Knew that I was breaking your heart
Want to explain but where should I start?
What would you think if I told you that I
Wake up every morning with a different girl
Cause I don't wanna settle down before I see the world!
What would you think if I told you that I
Know exactly what you need indeed
Hate to follow but I'm scared to lead
Too scared love will get the best of me
I know deep down by the zest of me
Hopefully some day I can give you that ring
But until then just do this one thing
Freeze!

Don't change
Don't go
Don't leave
Just freeze!
I know girl it's a lot to ask!
Tell me what other choice I have
When you love someone reach back
Just freeze!
Don't change
Don't go
Don't leave
Just freeze!
Girl I hope you understand
Promise I'll be back for you
When I become a better man
Freeze!

I mean listen, I like you
It's not like I forgot about you
Know what I'm sayin'
I just gotta get this out of my system
Knowhadimean?
If I could just freeze you
Iono if I'm ready for a relationship,
You know what I'm sayin'
I mean, I know we gonna be together one day
Matter of fact I promise you

But for right now I just need you to
Freeze!

Overall Meaning

In LL Cool J's song Freeze, the rapper describes his struggle with commitment in a relationship. He acknowledges that he has made promises to his partner but also recognizes that he is not ready to settle down. He expresses his fear that his desire to see other girls will cause him to hurt her, and he knows he risks losing her by his indecisiveness. LL Cool J's plea to his partner to "freeze" is not a way to end the relationship but instead a request to put everything on hold until he can figure things out. As he sings, "Don't change, don't go, don't leave, just freeze."

The chorus repeats several times, emphasizing the main theme of the song, and adding a sense of urgency as LL Cool J pleads for his partner not to give up on him. He is aware that he is asking a lot from his partner, yet he hopes that she will understand that he needs time to work on himself. LL Cool J promises to come back to her when he becomes a "better man." The song Freeze is a heartfelt confession of LL Cool J's dilemma and his hope that his partner will give him the space he needs to figure things out.

Line by Line Meaning

I know I said I would roll with you
I promised to be with you

Put my lifestyle on hold for you
I promised to prioritize you above everything else

All them sweet things that I told you
I promised good things to you

This conversation is overdue
We need to talk about this now

Freeze!
Please pause the conversation for a minute

Getting too wild to respect the vow
I'm too wild to keep my promise with you

I just ain't ready to settle down
I'm not ready to commit to you and settle down

My name too big in the ghetto now
My reputation is too big to handle

Feels like I'm ready when I'm holding you
I feel ready to be with you when we're together

But it's so many honey's what I'm supposed to do?
But there are so many other potential partners around

Keep sending them apology notes to you?
Should I keep apologizing to you for my actions?

All I need is for you to freeze
I need you to stop talking and listen to me for a moment

This is hard on me
I'm struggling with this situation

I don't wanna leave
I don't want to break up with you

But in the mean time take back the keys and
For now, please take back the keys to my place

Freeze!
Please pause the conversation for a minute

Don't change
Stay the same

Don't go
Don't leave me

Just freeze!
Please pause the conversation for a minute

I know girl it's a lot to ask!
I know it's a lot to ask, but please do it for me

Tell me what other choice I have
I'm not sure what else I can do

When you love someone reach back
When you love someone, hold on to them tightly

Girl I hope you understand
I hope you can understand my position

Promise I'll be back for you
I promise to come back for you

When I become a better man
When I'm ready to be a better partner

Why I gotta do this?
I don't know why I have to do this

I ain't sure
I'm not sure

Why I gotta wild out?
Why do I have to be so unpredictable?

Iono
I don't know

I know how it feels
I know how it feels to be in your shoes

I been hurt before
I've been hurt in the past

I know you disappointed you expected more
I know you're disappointed in me because you expected more

I'm loosing a good one and that's fo'sho
I'm losing a good partner and that's for sure

I be tryina fight but it calls me yo
I'm trying to resist temptation, but it's calling me

Please don't change the locks on tha door
Please don't lock me out of your life

Quit cryin' 'cause it ain't yo fault
Stop crying because it's not your fault

Blame it on the streets of New York
Blame it on the harsh realities of life in New York

Young L gotta walk this walk girl
I have to learn from my experiences

I know it's rough but I need your support
I know it's tough, but I need your help

You said it all last time that we fought
You said everything you needed to last time we argued

So don't talk baby hold that thought and
So please listen and wait for me to finish

What would you think if I told you that I
How would you react if I said that I

Knew that I was breaking your heart
Knew that I was hurting you

Want to explain but where should I start?
I want to explain, but don't know where to begin

Wake up every morning with a different girl
I wake up with a new partner almost every day

Cause I don't wanna settle down before I see the world!
I don't want to commit to anyone until I've experienced everything I want to

Know exactly what you need indeed
I know what you need from me

Hate to follow but I'm scared to lead
I don't want to disappoint you, but I'm afraid to take charge

Too scared love will get the best of me
I'm scared that love will overpower me

I know deep down by the zest of me
I know in my heart

Hopefully some day I can give you that ring
I hope to marry you someday

But until then just do this one thing
But for now, please do this one thing

I mean listen, I like you
I really do like you

It's not like I forgot about you
I haven't forgotten about you

Know what I'm sayin'
You know what I mean

I just gotta get this out of my system
I have to deal with this situation first

Knowhadimean?
Do you know what I mean?

Iono if I'm ready for a relationship
I'm not sure if I'm ready for a commitment

You know what I'm sayin'
You know what I mean

I mean, I know we gonna be together one day
I know we'll be together in the future

Matter of fact I promise you
In fact, I promise you

Freeze!
Please pause the conversation for a minute

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ANTHONY LEWIS SMITH, DONNA SUMMER, BRUCE SUDANO

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