Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois), better … Read Full Bio ↴Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is a Grammy award winning American R&B singer-songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer. Debuting in 1991 with the group Public Announcement, Kelly went solo in 1993, starting off a successful career with the release of the album 12 Play. He has since released a further nine studio albums, collaborated with Jay-Z on two albums and has had many successful singles including Bump N' Grind, I Believe I Can Fly, Ignition, The World's Greatest and the hip-hopera Trapped in the Closet.

Kelly has also produced and performed in many tracks by other R&B and hip-hop artists. In 1994, Kelly produced and wrote the debut album of R&B singer Aaliyah and in 1995, Kelly co-produced and wrote the song "You Are Not Alone" for Michael Jackson, which was included on Jackson's album, HIStory. Kelly has sung the hooks for many notable hip-hop songs, such as "Fuckin' You Tonight" by The Notorious B.I.G., "We Thuggin'" by Fat Joe, "Gigolo" by Nick Cannon, and "Go Getta" by Young Jeezy, and has collaborated for two albums with Jay-Z.

Break Up To Make Up
R. Kelly Lyrics

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[Chorus]
You and me, havin sex
After an argument, that shit's the best
You and me, havin sex yeahh
After an argument, that shit's the best
(Think about it while the streets you roam
It's Dom P and Army in the fridge when you get home)

I storm in, she storm out
It's like the "War of the Roses" goin on in my house
It's a little separation but I know how to fix the situation
Mami just sufferin from love deprevation
So I gotta give her thug reperations
Put it in the life until love leg is shakin
Slow and passionate, 'til we forget what happens
Then we laughin and we back friends

You don't have to fuss and fight
Why don't you just spend the night
Baby let's just kiss and hug
You know the words girl let's make up
So much love to be made
Instead of screamin, "Who's to blame?"
Girl I don't wanna let you go, I need you so

[Chorus]

Girlfriend didn't believe me when I said I'd be back in a little
Cause I had the Chris T on with the crease in the middle
Plus a fresh cut and the freezin icicles
On my wrist, on my hand, that's when shit hit the fan
Said, "You never spend timey, what's up with that?"
Translated it means
Hit it hard from the back
Yeah she hid my car keys
And forced me to fall asleep to her heartbeat

[Chorus]

I don't want baby I don't want to fight
I just want to make it right (ooh yeah)
Put out problems to the side
Let's just make sweet love tonight (I don't want)
Baby I don't want to fight
I just want to make it right (ohhhhh love)
Put our problems to the side
Let's just make sweet love tonight

Sex so intense, all that's on my mind
It ain't feel this good since the very first time
I'm pullin her close, she's pullin away
I'm tryin to kiss her mouth but she keeps turnin her face
Cute sex game like our very first date
We ain't know each other well enough, we had to wait
But oh! I know just where your hot spot at
You can not deny that, so do not try that
I do not buy that

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The song Break Up To Make Up by R. Kelly centralizes around a couple that experiences ups and downs in their relationship. The storyline primarily focuses on the aftermath of an argument between the two of them. The chorus suggests that after having an argument, having sex is the best way to fix things. The singer of the song, R. Kelly, admits that although he and his partner fight, he knows how to fix the situation. He feels that his girlfriend suffers from love deprivation, hence the need for him to give her thug reparations by putting it in her life until her love leg is shaking.

The song has a deliberate play on words which alludes to the notion that the couple gets physical not because they are arguing, but because of the tension that arises from the argument. R. Kelly acknowledges that sex is a physical way to reconcile with each other, and it often results in laughing together and being friends again. He encourages his partner to spend the night rather than fuss and fight, adding that they need to put their problems to the side and make sweet love tonight. The lyrics paint a picture of how arguments, sex, and love can be intertwined and reconciled in a relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

You and me, havin sex
Having sex with you is our way of making up after an argument

After an argument, that shit's the best
After an argument, sex is the best way to reconnect

You and me, havin sex yeahh
Having sex is our way of making up after an argument

After an argument, that shit's the best
After an argument, sex is the best way to reconnect

Think about it while the streets you roam
Think about how great sex will be when you return home

It's Dom P and Army in the fridge when you get home
There will be Dom Pérignon and Army (branded alcohol) in the fridge when you return home

I storm in, she storm out
We argue and storm out of the house

It's like the "War of the Roses" goin on in my house
Our arguments are as intense as the ones in the movie 'War of the Roses'

It's a little separation but I know how to fix the situation
Our argument results in a little separation but I know how to make it right

Mami just sufferin from love deprevation
Sweetheart, you just lack love

So I gotta give her thug reperations
I have to give you love like a thug could provide it

Put it in the life until love leg is shakin
I'll have sex with you until you're exhausted.

Slow and passionate, 'til we forget what happens
We'll have sex slowly and passionately until we forget what happened

Then we laughin and we back friends
After sex, we'll laugh and make up

You don't have to fuss and fight
We don't have to quarrel

Why don't you just spend the night
Why don't you just stay over tonight

Baby let's just kiss and hug
Let's just kiss and hug

You know the words girl let's make up
You understand what to do, let's make love

So much love to be made
There's so much love we can share

Instead of screamin, "Who's to blame?"
Instead of blaming each other

Girl I don't wanna let you go, I need you so
I don't want to lose you, I need you in my life

Girlfriend didn't believe me when I said I'd be back in a little
My girlfriend didn't believe I'd come back soon

Cause I had the Chris T on with the crease in the middle
Because I was dressed up with my creased Chris T-shirt

Plus a fresh cut and the freezin icicles
Plus a fresh haircut and frosty jewelry

On my wrist, on my hand, that's when shit hit the fan
All the fancy jewelry led us to a fight

Said, "You never spend timey, what's up with that?"
She complained that I don't spend enough time with her

Translated it means
What she meant was

Hit it hard from the back
She wants me to have sex with her from behind

Yeah she hid my car keys
She hid my car keys

And forced me to fall asleep to her heartbeat
She compelled me to sleep as I felt her heartbeat

I don't want baby I don't want to fight
I don't want to fight, baby

I just want to make it right (ooh yeah)
I just want things to be right

Put out problems to the side
Let's put our issues aside

Let's just make sweet love tonight (I don't want)
Let's just make love tonight

Baby I don't want to fight
Baby, I don't want to fight

I just want to make it right (ohhhhh love)
I just want things to be right

Put our problems to the side
Let's put our issues aside

Let's just make sweet love tonight
Let's just make love tonight

Sex so intense, all that's on my mind
Sex is so intense that it's all I can think of

It ain't feel this good since the very first time
The sex hasn't been this good since the first time we did it

I'm pullin her close, she's pullin away
I'm trying to get closer to her, but she's resisting

I'm tryin to kiss her mouth but she keeps turnin her face
I'm trying to kiss her, but she's dodging me

Cute sex game like our very first date
We're having cute sex like we did on our first date

We ain't know each other well enough, we had to wait
We didn't know each other well enough to have sex earlier

But oh! I know just where your hot spot at
But I know where your sensitive area is

You can not deny that, so do not try that
You can't deny it, don't try to hide it

I do not buy that
I don't believe otherwise

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: SAMUEL BARNES, JEAN OLIVIER, ROBERT KELLY, SHAWN CARTER

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