In the Closet Part 1
R. Kelly Lyrics


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Seven o'clock in the morning
And the rays from the sun wakes me
I'm stretchin' and yawnin'
In a bed that don't belong to me
And a voice yells, "Good morning, darlin", from the bathroom
Then she comes out and kisses me
And to my surprise, she ain't you
Now I've got this dumb look on my face
Like, what have I done?
How could I be so stupid to be have laid here til the morning sun?
Lost the track of time
Oh, what was on my mind?
From the club, went to her home
Didn't plan to stay that long

Here I am, quickly tryin' to put on my clothes
Searching for my car keys
Tryin' to get on up out the door
Then she stretched her hands in front of it
Said, "You can't go this way"
Looked at her, like she was crazy
Said, "Woman move out my way"
Said, "I got a wife at home"
She said, "Please don't go out there"
"Lady, I've got to get home"
She said, her husband was comin' up the stairs

"Shh, shh, quiet
Hurry up and get in the closet"
She said, "Don't you make a sound
Or some shit is going down"
I said, "Why don't I just go out the window?"
"Yes, except for one thing, we on the 5th floor"
"Shit think, shit think, shit quick, put me in the closet"
And now I'm in this darkest closet, tryin' to figure out
Just how I'm gonna get my crazy ass up out this house

Then he walks in and yells, "I'm home"
She says, "Honey, I'm in the room"
Walks in there with a smile on his face
Sayin', "Honey, I've been missin' you"
She hops all over him
And says, "I've cooked and ran your bath water?
I'm tellin' you now, this girl's so good that she deserves an Oscar

Throws her in the bed
And start to snatchin' her clothes off
I'm in the closet, like man, what the fuck is going on?
You're not gonna believe it
But things get deeper as the story goes on
Next thing you know, a call comes through on my cell phone
I tried my best to quickly put it on vibrate
But from the way he act, I could tell it was too late
He hopped up and said, "There's a mystery going on
And I'm gonna solve it"
And I'm like, "God please, don't let this man open this closet?

He walks in the bathroom
And looks behind the door
She says, "Baby, come back to bed"
He says, "Bitch say no more"
He pulls back the shower curtain
While she's biting her nails
Then he walks back to the room
Right now, I'm sweating like hell
Checks under the bed
Then under the dresser
He looks at the closet
I pull out my Beretta
He walks up to the closet
He goes up to the closet




Now he's at the closet
Damn he's opening the closet?

Overall Meaning

The song "Trapped in the Closet Chapter 1" by R. Kelly tells a story of infidelity and deceit. The singer wakes up in bed with a woman who is not his wife and tries to leave but is stopped by her when she reveals her husband is home. She hides him in the closet where he watches her husband come in and make love to her. The tension builds as the husband begins to search the apartment, including the closet where the singer is hiding. The song ends on a cliffhanger with the husband opening the closet.


The lyrics use a lot of descriptive language and imagery to convey the situation and the emotions of the characters. The singer is portrayed as regretful and panicked, while the woman is portrayed as manipulative and unfaithful. The husband is portrayed as suspicious and potentially violent. The use of repetitive phrases and sounds, such as "shh, shh, quiet" and "click, click," adds to the tension and suspense of the story.


Line by Line Meaning

Seven o'clock in the morning
I wake up at 7 AM


And the rays from the sun wakes me
The sun shines into my room and wakes me up


I'm stretchin' and yawnin'
I stretch my arms and yawn because I'm sleepy


In a bed that don't belong to me
I'm in someone else's bed, not my own


And a voice yells, 'Good morning, darlin', from the bathroom
A woman greets me from the bathroom


Then she comes out and kisses me
The woman kisses me as she comes out of the bathroom


And to my surprise, she ain't you
I'm surprised that the woman is not my wife/partner


Now I've got this dumb look on my face
I look foolish and confused


Like, what have I done?
I wonder what mistake I made


How could I be so stupid to be have laid here til the morning sun?
I regret staying here until morning, it was a mistake


Lost the track of time
I forgot to keep track of time


Oh, what was on my mind?
I ask myself what I was thinking


From the club, went to her home
I went to her home from the club


Didn't plan to stay that long
I didn't plan on staying overnight


Here I am, quickly tryin' to put on my clothes
I am rushing to get dressed and leave


Searching for my car keys
I'm trying to find my car keys to leave


Tryin' to get on up out the door
I'm trying to leave


Then she stretched her hands in front of it
She blocks the door with her hands


Said, 'You can't go this way'
She says I can't leave this way


Looked at her, like she was crazy
I look at her as if she's insane


Said, 'Woman move out my way'
I ask her to move and let me leave


Said, 'I got a wife at home'
I tell her that I have a wife/partner waiting for me at home


She said, 'Please don't go out there'
She begs me not to leave


'Lady, I've got to get home'
I insist that I need to go home


She said, her husband was comin' up the stairs
She reveals that her husband is coming upstairs


'Shh, shh, quiet
She tells me to be quiet


Hurry up and get in the closet'
She tells me to hide in the closet


She said, 'Don't you make a sound
She warns me not to make any noise


Or some shit is going down'
She threatens me with harm if I make a noise


I said, 'Why don't I just go out the window?'
I suggest leaving through the window


'Yes, except for one thing, we on the 5th floor'
She reminds me that we're on the fifth floor, making it impossible to leave through the window


'Shit think, shit think, shit quick, put me in the closet'
I urge myself to think fast and hide in the closet


And now I'm in this darkest closet, tryin' to figure out
I'm hiding in the dark closet and trying to figure out how to escape


Just how I'm gonna get my crazy ass up out this house
I plan and strategize to leave this house safely


Then he walks in and yells, 'I'm home'
The husband enters the house and announces his arrival


She says, 'Honey, I'm in the room'
The woman tells her husband that she's in the bedroom


Walks in there with a smile on his face
The husband enters the room calmly and happily


Sayin', 'Honey, I've been missin' you'
The husband tells his wife that he's missed her


She hops all over him
The woman is affectionate towards her husband


And says, 'I've cooked and ran your bath water?'
The woman tells her husband that she's done nice things for him, like cooking and preparing his bath


I'm tellin' you now, this girl's so good that she deserves an Oscar
I'm amazed by how good the woman is and jokingly suggest that she deserves an Oscar


Throws her in the bed
The husband tosses his wife onto the bed


And start to snatchin' her clothes off
The husband starts to remove his wife's clothes


I'm in the closet, like man, what the fuck is going on?
I'm hiding in the closet, confused and wondering what is happening


You're not gonna believe it
What happens next is unbelievable


But things get deeper as the story goes on
Things become more complicated and serious as the story progresses


Next thing you know, a call comes through on my cell phone
I receive a phone call on my cell phone


I tried my best to quickly put it on vibrate
I try to silence my phone as quickly as possible


But from the way he act, I could tell it was too late
From the husband's behavior, I can tell that he knows something is up


He hopped up and said, 'There's a mystery going on
The husband becomes suspicious and says that something is strange


And I'm like, 'God please, don't let this man open this closet?
I pray that the husband doesn't open the closet and find me hiding inside


He walks in the bathroom
The husband goes into the bathroom


And looks behind the door
The husband checks behind the door for something suspicious


She says, 'Baby, come back to bed'
The woman tries to distract the husband and lure him back to the bedroom


He says, 'Bitch say no more'
The husband dismisses his wife's request and continues to search for what's making him suspicious


He pulls back the shower curtain
The husband checks behind the shower curtain


While she's biting her nails
The woman is nervous and anxiously bites her nails


Then he walks back to the room
The husband leaves the bathroom and returns to the bedroom


Right now, I'm sweating like hell
I'm extremely nervous and sweating heavily


Checks under the bed
The husband checks under the bed


Then under the dresser
The husband checks under the dresser


He looks at the closet
The husband notices the closet and looks at it


I pull out my Beretta
I grab my gun for protection


He walks up to the closet
The husband approaches the closet


He goes up to the closet
The husband gets closer to the closet


Now he's at the closet
The husband is right in front of the closet


Damn he's opening the closet?
The husband opens the closet, putting me in danger




Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ROBERT S. KELLY

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@wesleypipez3644

β€œHe looks at the closet” β€œI PULLED OUT MY BERETTA!!” πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

@alzoraig

AND I PULL OUT MY GUUUUUN!!

@dennyscreek9028

Lmao

@trev2x

πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―

@cj8803

The funniest part, like who says the type of gun? Too funny! He made it rhyme though. 🀣🀣🀣

@UrbanThrillSeeker

@D Clark best part is the guy looked in the dresser for a full grown man

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@j4x475

The fact this nonsense is so well sung makes it 84% funnier πŸ˜‚

@caleb6590

That’s what I’m sayingπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

@arturocasas7795

Specifically 84% too

@jonathanramos7413

Shit think shit think quick put me in the closet

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