what it is
Mr. L-I-L Lyrics
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Shivers down my spine
Swim on to your island
Is your treasure mine?
Send me out an answer
Tell me something real
What's it gonna be, baby?
Why 's it have to be so hard
To win your sympathy?
What's it gonna be, baby?
What's it gonna be?
You're takin' your time makin' up your mind
You should be makin' time with me, yeah
How's it gonna feel, baby?
Your back's against the wall
Close your eyes and feel your
Body starts to fall...
Gimme little answer woh...
What's it gonna be, baby?
What's it gonna be?
What's it gonna take to see the possibilities?
What's it gonna be, baby?
What's it gonna be?
You're takin' your time makin' up your mind
You should be makin' time with me, yeah
Send me out an answer
Tell me how you feel
Move a little closer
Gimme something real
Put you in my pocket
Keep you for a day
Let the good doctor
Take you away...
Come on, baby... Yeah...
The lyrics of What It Is by Mr. L-I-L explore a man's frustration with a woman who is taking too long to make up her mind about whether she wants to be with him or not. He sends her a series of questions trying to understand what she wants and what it will take to win her sympathy. He wonders if she is worth the effort and whether he can really connect with her on a deeper level. The chorus repeats the question "what's it gonna be, baby?" as a plea for her to make a decision and give him something real.
The second verse reveals the man's desire for physical closeness with the woman. He suggests she close her eyes and let herself fall into his embrace, but she still hesitates. He asks again for a little answer, a sign that she is interested in him. He wonders what it will take to see the possibilities and whether he will be able to keep her for more than just a day.
Overall, the lyrics of What It Is express a sense of uncertainty, frustration, and desire. The man wants the woman to make a choice, but also fears that she may not choose him. He wants something real, but doubts whether it is possible with her.
Line by Line Meaning
What's it gonna be, baby?
Asking the listener what their decision will be
Shivers down my spine
Feeling nervous or anxious
Swim on to your island
Making the journey to be with the listener
Is your treasure mine?
Asking if the listener is willing to share what is valuable to them
Send me out an answer
Requesting a response from the listener
Tell me something real
Asking for honesty from the listener
Why's it have to be so hard
Questioning the difficulty of the situation
To win your sympathy?
Trying to gain the listener's favor or understanding
You're takin' your time makin' up your mind
Noticing that the listener is taking a long time to make a decision
You should be makin' time with me, yeah
Suggesting that the listener should be spending time with the artist
How's it gonna feel, baby?
Asking the listener to imagine the outcome
Your back's against the wall
The listener is feeling pressured
Close your eyes and feel your body starts to fall...
Encouraging the listener to relax and let go
Gimme little answer woh...
Requesting a brief response from the listener
What's it gonna take to see the possibilities?
Asking the listener what it will take to consider all options
Send me out an answer
Requesting a response from the listener
Tell me how you feel
Asking for the listener's emotional state
Move a little closer
Suggesting physical intimacy with the listener
Gimme something real
Requesting honesty from the listener
Put you in my pocket
Metaphorical statement implying the artist wanting to keep the listener close
Keep you for a day
Imagining a short-term relationship
Let the good doctor take you away...
Metaphorical statement implying relieving the listener of their problems
Come on, baby... Yeah...
Encouraging the listener to act
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JERRY RAGOVOY, MORT SHUMAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@miguelsilvas9967
Well its loced out Lil one and I'm comin all up in here blastin
Everybody wanna know where I wanna go got em' all askin
Wantin me to ride nut em' all up inside but I got pride
And I feel none of them are real so I never kneel to a pair of heels
And I know how to read a mind give a Lil time and I will devine anyone
That'll wana go showin off a gun when you never done redrum
Ready boy you better be if you ever wanna get ahead of me
I be locin provokin anybody that I wana smoke as I start em' all up in a path
Give a good past then I'm gonna laugh and I'm gonna go lay a little low
So the 5-0 will never know that I'm gonna lead em'
I'ma defeat em' ain't no one to lead em' anywhere I feel
Still I gotta be the man of rhymes when I'm in your minds friends full of lies
When you gotta a whole lot of ends then you got a whole lot of them friends
But you gotta be the one to know when they wanna come put a Lil show
So I give em' all a big smile write em' up put em' all up in a file
And I send em' on their way as they all say
(Chorus 4X)
(Verse 2)
Now before I get up in the mix let me run em' all down how I get down
I be one of a kind every mankind will you find of mine
That so sick like a berreta that I never let another get ahead of me
I be all up in your thoughts feel the gun shots now your full of blood clots
Any one that'll feel against this suspense well your fin to rest for a long time
Never drop a dime not a good sign when your in a pine box
And all wanna reminisce you all the girls wanna come and kiss you good bye in the lips
Why wait till your dead all in the mix if you never have then you never should
Cuz I never would even though I could. Still I had to give em' all a diss
And I insist that you never risk any one with a right mind cuz you might find that
Your really no good then screw ya went through ya now do ya feel the voodoo
Goin all up in your veins ain't that a shame
Now you really feel the pain and theres no one there for you to lean on
Now you gotta go and get your fiend on
And know I be the one baller lil one can I get a dollar?
Hell no first I gotta hear you holler
(Chorus 4X)
(Verse 3)
Now never could I be the one that'll run rather over come
Any class of a man now I gotta ban anyone
That'll stand in my way only one way
That I'll ever pay that's your death
As you know this rigormortis by the man named in the chorus
I gotta be the baddest of them all never will you find even a little flaw
This locness and dopeness leavin all my nemesis hopeless
And never find a man that'll make any man have a doubt what he's all about
Take him on a route with the grim reaper
So why would you wanna diss?
Now I gotta leave you in a bloody mess
Any body else that'll run around
Dig em' in the ground
Find em' all spellbound
And get em and I'm gonna wet em
Bloodshed oh never will I ever let em
Escape me elevate me said you hate me
But you can't take me
See lil one be the baddest
Well mad man be the maddest
And we got em all up in the mix
Everybody wanna come and get a glimpse
Of them locs with a sick mind 619 right around time
@eselefonzy8028
GOOD MUSIC NEVER DIES !!! IT WILL KEEP BUMPING PARA SIEMPRE 💣🇲🇽😎👑🦾☝️
@Hosannafication
I used to jam out to Lil one in my dark and troubled days as a youth. I’ve then closed that chapter, Every once in a rare while I like to reminisce and jam out for old times sakes.
@AdamAdam-du2fj
All good og
@DeeOne88
I was 13 year's old in middle school when I first heard this song, I'm 32 year's now and it still sound's just as good as the day I first heard it.
@marianagutierrez4577
I was the same age when i heard this jam, now im 32 and still jam when i hear it!
@DeenoDaDon
Damn Lil Ones flow is so sick and the girls vocals are just majestic, love this track
@ArianOriginal21
amazing track. i love it, its so harmonic, gives me really good vibes and its got an awesome flow!
@sslowmusic4277
ALL PROPS to Mr Lil One check this version out of this song😎 https://youtu.be/uEb7_XN9bMU
@ArianOriginal21
@SSlowMusic doesnt sound right. and the audio quality is very bad
@mrgarcia1303
Has to be one of the best songs of all time. Very underrated