However, in 1987, Pretty Poison signed to Virgin Records. With heavy MTV exposure, "Catch Me, I'm Falling" became a top ten U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at number eight. The song also went to number one on the dance chart, as well as being featured in the film "Hiding Out." The B-side contained a shorter Spanish vocal. A re-recorded version of "Nighttime" became their second Hot 100 hit, climbing to number thirty-six.
Pretty Poison had several more dance chart entries, the most recent being a new version of "Catch Me (I'm Falling)" which hit number forty-three in 1998.
Moments In Time
Pretty Poison Lyrics
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me crie como un perro me la rife solo
mi padre un borracho que me maltrataba
mi madre por miedo.
miraba y callaba...
Agarre la calle y luego los vicios
nunca fui a la escuela no conocí un libro
y algunos cartones me cubrían el frio
quede bien drogado debajo de un puente
pero algo muy raro paso de repente
un compa de negro me toco la frente
dijo soy el diablo.
te espante a la muerte...
(Y es La Trakalosa De Monterrey)
No podría creer lo que estaba escuchando
pensé que tal vez estaba alucinando
cerraba los ojos lo seguía mirando
cuando iba a pararme.
me tomo del brazo...
Me dijo no temas yo vengo a ayudarte
y una mejor vida voy a regalarte
hoy vas a tener lo que siempre soñaste
a cambio de tu alma voy a apadrinarte...
Si quieren saber en qué paro la historia
hay marquen al iPhone se las cuento toda
aquí ando en Las Vegas con una plebonas
manejo un Ferrari.
y visto a la moda...
Si quieren saber en qué paro la historia
hay marquen al iPhone se las cuento toda
aquí ando en Las Vegas con una plebonas
manejo un Ferrari.
y visto a la moda...
(Y por eso búsquese un buen padrino
pa que no ande batallando compa)
The lyrics of Pretty Poison's "Moments in Time" tell the story of a young man who grew up in a difficult environment. He was raised by his alcoholic father and a mother who was afraid to speak up about the mistreatment. The boy was left alone and ended up on the streets, sleeping on the sidewalks and cardboard boxes. He turned to drugs to cope with his difficult situation and ended up in a near-death situation. Suddenly, a strange man appeared and touched his forehead. He revealed himself as the devil but said that he could help the young man if he gave his soul in exchange. The young man hesitated but eventually agreed, and his life changed dramatically. He now lives a luxurious life in Las Vegas, surrounded by many women, living the life he had always dreamed of.
Line by Line Meaning
Recuerdo los tiempos cuando estaba morro
I remember the times when I was young.
me crie como un perro me la rife solo
I grew up like a dog, fending for myself.
mi padre un borracho que me maltrataba
My father was an alcoholic who abused me.
mi madre por miedo.
My mother was too scared to do anything about it.
miraba y callaba...
She looked on silently.
Agarre la calle y luego los vicios
I hit the streets and fell into vices.
nunca fui a la escuela no conocí un libro
I never went to school or read a book.
sobre las banquetas dormí muy seguido
I slept often on the sidewalks.
y algunos cartones me cubrían el frio
Cardboards covered me from the cold.
quede bien drogado debajo de un puente
I got high under a bridge.
pero algo muy raro paso de repente
But something strange happened suddenly.
un compa de negro me toco la frente
A black guy touched my forehead.
dijo soy el diablo.
He said, 'I am the devil.'
te espante a la muerte...
I was scared to death.
No podría creer lo que estaba escuchando
I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
pensé que tal vez estaba alucinando
I thought maybe I was hallucinating.
cerraba los ojos lo seguía mirando
I closed my eyes and kept looking.
cuando iba a pararme.
When I was going to stand up.
me tomo del brazo...
He grabbed me by the arm.
Me dijo no temas yo vengo a ayudarte
He said, 'Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you.'
y una mejor vida voy a regalarte
He promised to give me a better life.
hoy vas a tener lo que siempre soñaste
He said that I would have everything I ever dreamed of.
a cambio de tu alma voy a apadrinarte...
But in exchange for my soul, he would be my godfather.
Si quieren saber en qué paro la historia
If you want to know how the story goes.
hay marquen al iPhone se las cuento toda
Give me a call on my iPhone, I'll tell you everything.
aquí ando en Las Vegas con una plebonas
I'm in Las Vegas with some hot chicks.
manejo un Ferrari.
And driving a Ferrari.
y visto a la moda...
Dressed in style.
búsquese un buen padrino pa que no ande batallando compa
Find yourself a good godfather so you don't struggle.
Contributed by Riley A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@dolfuny
One thing I find interesting about poison ivy is that she went from basically full on villain to anti hero over the years due to changing opinions on the environment
@jmurdock8303
That's what you call an eco terrorist.
@karlnapf5812
Most long-lasting Batman-Villains follow concepts to a extreme, which is often there undoing, but also makes them relatable. Confronting your fears and overcoming them, can strengthen you. But getting unwillingly exposed to your fears is wrong. There is a Comic run, in which scarecrow becomes an empty husk, basically, because nothing scares him anymore. For Ivy: Preserving wildlife and plants is important. But to outright murder people out of revenge, because they might endanger wildlife again, is wrong. Which circles back nicely, to Batmans "no kill" rule. Everyone is deserving of redemption. It's not a clean check, but it also doesn't mean, what you tried to accomplish had no 'good intentions'. Crime is understandable, not right.
@Swenglish
"Wildlife" implies animals. Aside from occasional interpretations where she's said to be a vegetarian (as opposed to living by photosynthesis like a plant or...there may have been one time she was a cannibal), Poison Ivy isn't typically presented as caring about the animal kingdom at all. I think in this show, she's entirely taken the "side" of the plants, which are basically like family to her, so wildlife is beside the point. It's not about preserving nature, it's about protecting her kin (the metatextual point of which is about nature, but to her, literally, it's not).
@tylerboyce4081
9:02
detective: "You passed out into your chocolate mousse."
Meg: "Same."
Same?!? 🧐
@HeroesKey98
I already had a feeling this was gonna be your favorite episode so far just because of Poison Ivy and I don't blame you. Ivy is truly phenomenal and the way they introduced her in this show is definitely one of the bests next to Mr. Freeze and Clayface. I seriously can't wait for the next one cause now you get to meet Scarecrow who is one of my personal favorites of Batman's villains
@devondavis4295
Poison ivy look so beautiful ❤
@251to502
What stood out to me upon first watching this episode, was the idea of being poisoned by an intimate kiss although the motive made even more sense as I got older.
@kentonjen8475
Like most villains, Poison Ivy mirrors one of Batman's personality traits, his sense of justice. While Batman fights against injustice and stands for what is right, he is more rational and understands right from wrong when going too far. Poison Ivy, however, demonstrates a fanatical take on the very concept of justice riddled with petty and myopic partialities. Because she is a conservationist and eco-terrorist, she would believe anyone who endangers mother earth, regardless of reason, is the enemy and will harm anyone, innocent people included, for the slightest transgression. Also, despite Batman agreeing with Ivy that the environment is essential and must be preserved, he doesn't agree with her methods and views them as counterproductive, violent, and potentially harmful to civilian life.
@no1guy825
Isley almost aligns with the simple, innocent title of plant lover. But that's never the case. It's not merely plant love....she worships them as the ONLY sort of life allowed. Oddly, I don't think she ever comments on other species, even as an aspect of Mother Nature, which she name-drops a lot. It's just the plant kingdom. In this regard, you'll never hear her talk about humans living in harmony with plants - her end goal always leans towards just her...in a plant dominant planet. I actually find this character gap in her various media interesting, because I can't recall any extensive opinion or mono/dialogue pertaining to any other aspects of nature beyond the war between humans and the plant environment, despite her mostly normal human physiology. Obviously, plants can be wiped out in a region by any number of natural checks in the ecosystem, but human destruction is the most notable because we have the intelligence to stop ourselves and think bigger than any other animal, and also we have the potential to ENCOURAGE growth and abundance. The plant world could thrive under our care, as Pamela often showcases. But this consideration is never explored, I don't think. I sympathize with her up to the point where she starts to trend toward god-complexes (sometimes literally envisioning herself as Demeter). The best villain sweet spot is when they come out of their extreme....like a haze that's temporarily lifted, and the human that thinks and realizes the other sides of life comes out. And when they get pulled back beneath the blanket of their psychosis, you weep for them. That's the joy I get from a good villain...the mourning for the human beneath.