Erotica
Madonna [ album: Erotica] Lyrics

Erotica, romance
Introducing the theme of the song, which is the combination of sexuality and love.

Erotica, romance
Repeating the opening line to make it more memorable and emphasize its importance.

My name is Dita
The singer adopts a persona named Dita, who acts as a mistress for the listener.

I'll be your mistress tonight
Dita offers to take control and dominate the listener sexually.

I'd like to put you in a trance
Dita wants to hypnotize and seduce the listener completely.

If I take you from behind
Dita describes a specific sexual position that involves her being in control.

Push myself into your mind
Dita implies that her sexual power is so great, it can enter the listener's thoughts and dreams.

When you least expect it
Dita wants to surprise and shock the listener with intense sexual experiences.

Will you try and reject it
Dita wonders if the listener will resist her advances or submit to them willingly.

If I'm in charge and I treat you like a child
Dita likes to take control and dominate the listener, even to the point of infantilizing them.

Will you let yourself go wild
Dita poses a rhetorical question, wondering if the listener will surrender to their primal desires.

Let my mouth go where it wants to
Dita expresses her desire to perform oral sex on the listener, without any inhibitions.

Give it up, do as I say
Dita asserts her dominance and orders the listener to obey her.

Give it up and let me have my way
Dita insists that the listener must relinquish control to her and let her have full sexual power.

I'll give you love, I'll hit you like a truck
Dita offers the listener pleasure, but warns that it will be intense and overwhelming.

I'll teach you how to
Dita implies that she will be instructing the listener in how to really enjoy sex.

Erotic, erotic, put your hands all over my body
Dita encourages the listener to be more tactile and explore her body fully.

Once you put your hand in the flame
Dita uses a metaphor to describe the risks involved in intense sexual experiences.

You can never be the same
Dita warns that sexual experiences can change a person, and there may be no going back.

There's a certain satisfaction
Dita suggests that there is a particular gratification to be gained from testing one's limits.

In a little bit of pain
Dita implies that pain can be a part of sexual pleasure and satisfaction.

I can see you understand
Dita senses that the listener agrees with her philosophy and desires.

If you're afraid, well rise above
Dita urges the listener to overcome their fears and embrace their desires.

I only hurt the ones I love
Dita suggests that her sexual dominance is actually an act of love, and that she only does it to those who can handle it.

I don't think you know what pain is
Dita challenges the listener, suggesting that they may not be ready for her level of intensity.

I could bring you so much pleasure
Dita offers the listener a positive incentive to submit to her will.

I'll come to you when you say
Dita assures the listener that she will respect their wishes and boundaries.

I know you want me
Dita asserts that the listener is attracted to her sexual power and wants to experience it.

I'm not gonna hurt you
Dita offers reassurance, suggesting that she has the listener's best interests at heart.

just close your eyes
Dita instructs the listener to trust her and let themselves be taken on a sexual journey.

Only the one that hurts you can make you feel better
Dita proposes a counter-intuitive idea, suggesting that pain can actually be cathartic and healing.

Only the one that inflicts pain can take it away
Dita doubles-down on this idea, emphasizing the transformative power of intense sexual experiences.

Erotica, romance
The song concludes with a repetition of the opening lines, reinforcing the theme and tone of the song.

Put your hands all over my body
The final line is a plea for the listener to really engage with the sexual experience and explore every aspect of it.