Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo met in Virginia Beach, Virginia at the ages of 12 at a summer camp for musicians, which they both disliked. They spent their free time making beats and performing in groups with fellow childhood friend Timbaland. Shay Haley began performing with Williams and Hugo in high school. After watching the duo perform at a high school talent show, Teddy Riley, a musician and producer, signed Williams and Hugo in 1992. After producing songs for several artists throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the production duo formed N.E.R.D in 2001 as a side project.
Windows
N.E.R.D Lyrics
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Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
She's fresh in her towel and the lights are dimmed low
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
If you've seen what I've seen, she's a Ten Yo!
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
You would be starring in her windows
You would be starring in her windows
My Best friend said I shouldn't do this no more
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
Well I guess that means I am very different from my friends so!
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
Cause if you've seen what I've seen she's a ten yo!
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
You would be starring in her windows
The eyes are the windows to the soul
You would be starring in her windows
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
Look at her she's my medicine
All those magazines and all that estrogen
I bet she like me, but my conscience says to guess again
If she ever did I would be ready then
The best time to watch is like one or two o'clock
In a perfect world, she could come over and rock
I wonder if she would be fumbling a lot
She's taking off her clothes and 'bout to close the win-dow.
She slipped the bill through my gate that was entitled "Windows"
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
She said don't go Micro-soft you like it when I bend low
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
She said, I see what you mean 'cause that's my twin, Yo
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
And umm, we see you starring in our windows
Damn
They caught me starring in her window
The lyrics of N.E.R.D.'s "Windows" paint a clear picture of a man who cannot resist staring at a woman he finds attractive when she's undressed. The lines "Every single night I'm starring in her window / She's fresh in her towel and the lights are dimmed low" illustrate his habit of spying on her every night when she has just taken a shower and the lights are low. He even admits that if someone saw what he saw of her, they would know she is a perfect ten. However, his conscience troubles him as he knows what he's doing is not right- "My Best friend said I shouldn't do this no more / Well, I guess that means I am very different from my friends so!" But he still yearns for her attention and hint of possibility with observations such as- "I bet she likes me, but my conscience says to guess again / If she ever did I would be ready then."
The lyrics reflect the objectification and the male gaze that women experience in society. The woman is reduced to an object of sexual desire, an image to be consumed. The metaphor "The eyes are the windows to the soul" accentuates this concept, and also serves as a play on words in the context of the song's title. The lyrics also show how technology and access change the nature of relationships, as the man can spy on the woman in the comfort of his own home through the window. To the woman on the other side, this is a violation of privacy, but to the man, it's an act of longing.
Line by Line Meaning
Every single night I'm starring in her window
You would be starring in her windows
Win-do-do-do-do-do-dow
The eyes are the windows to the soul
She's fresh in her towel and the lights are dimmed low
You would be starring in her windows
If you've seen what I've seen, she's a Ten Yo!
You would be starring in her windows
My Best friend said I shouldn't do this no more
You would be starring in her windows
Well I guess that means I am very different from my friends so!
You would be starring in her windows
Cause if you've seen what I've seen she's a ten yo!
You would be starring in her windows
Look at her she's my medicine
The girl in the window makes him feel better
All those magazines and all that estrogen
The media makes him feel inadequate
I bet she like me, but my conscience says to guess again
He is attracted to her, but knows it's wrong
If she ever did I would be ready then
He is ready to act on his attraction if she reciprocates
The best time to watch is like one or two o'clock
He has deduced the best time to watch her
In a perfect world, she could come over and rock
He imagines an ideal scenario between them
I wonder if she would be fumbling a lot
He thinks about how nervous she might be in the ideal scenario
She's taking off her clothes and 'bout to close the win-dow.
He watches her get undressed and close the blinds
She slipped the bill through my gate that was entitled "Windows"
He received a notification about his Windows software while watching her
She said don't go Micro-soft you like it when I bend low
She makes a sexual innuendo about him enjoying watching her
She said, I see what you mean 'cause that's my twin, Yo
She reveals that he has been watching her twin, not her
And umm, we see you starring in our windows
She and her twin have caught him watching them
Damn
They caught me starring in her window
He is caught and feels ashamed for watching her without her knowledge or consent
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PHARRELL WILLIAMS
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