Rifle Love
Raphael Saadiq Lyrics

What's up sweet heart?
The singer greets their lover.

What ever you did,
The singer is acknowledging their lover's actions.

You shot me straight in the heart.
The singer is expressing how deeply their lover's actions have affected them.

I like it, I like the way you doing it to me doll.
The artist is enjoying their lover's actions and is attracted to them.

Whatever you doing,
The artist is urging their lover to continue their actions.

Just keep on shooting (Damn yourself girl),
The singer is telling their lover to keep doing what they're doing, even though it's causing them to feel intense emotions.

Just keep on shooting, cause you shot me straight in the heart
The singer reiterates how deeply their lover's actions have affected them.

Girl shoot me with.
The artist is expressing their desire for their lover to continue 'shooting' them with their love.

Shoot me with your rifle love,
The artist is comparing their lover's love to a rifle.

I heard it go bang, bang
The artist is referencing the sound of a rifle shot.

Done stuck me up again (Girl shoot me with).
The singer is expressing how their lover's love has 'stuck them up' or left them feeling vulnerable.

I hold me hands up high,
The artist is surrendering to their lover's love.

And touch and reach the sky.
The singer is expressing the intense emotions their lover's love has given them.

Is that your gun you shot me with, you know you are so wrong,
The singer is playfully teasing their lover for shooting them with their love, even though they know it's not actually a gun.

I love the way you put it on me, got me wanting more,
The singer is expressing their desire for their lover's love.

and every time I think about the love you've given me,
The artist is reflecting on the impact their lover's love has had on them.

You shoot me with your rifle then you're all that I can see.
The artist is emphasizing how their lover's love has consumed them.

Now all the other girls I thought I liked never had a gun like you,
The singer is comparing their lover's love to the love they've experienced from others and explaining how their lover's love is unique.

The one you shoot makes me feel so happy, am in love with you,
The singer is emphasizing how their lover's love has made them feel and expressing their love for their lover.

See your rifle has a smoke with a stunner, automatic weapon got baby,
The artist is using more gun-related imagery to describe the impact of their lover's love.

When I knew you were the one that could make me shine,
The artist is acknowledging that their lover has made them feel special and has had a positive impact on their life.

I knew you had to be mine oh mine,
The artist is expressing their desire to be in a relationship with their lover.

Put your hands in the air, surrender to me,
The singer is using more gun-related imagery to describe how they want their lover to surrender to their love.

Better yet lay down on the ground,
The artist is playfully continuing the gun-related imagery by referring to their lover 'laying down' and surrendering to their love.

Let mama pat you down, I'll spin you all around,
The singer is using playful language to describe how they want to show their lover affection.

My chambers full of heat.
The singer is using gun-related language to describe their sexual desire for their lover.

It was the day you caught my eye.
The singer is recalling the moment when they first noticed their lover and began to fall in love with them.

I can't explain it
The artist acknowledges that their love for their lover is difficult to describe or quantify.

This body shot could hurt your eye.
The artist is playfully using gun-related imagery to describe how their love for their lover could have a physical impact on them.

Out of all the girls I thought I knew,
The singer is reflecting on their past relationships with other women.

Do ages just for you,
The singer is emphasizing that they have chosen their lover above anyone else they've ever been with.

I even tried to keep one on the side,
The artist is admitting that they tried to keep other women 'on the side' while being with their lover.

Your love hit me right in my side.
The artist is using gun-related language to describe how their lover's love has impacted them emotionally.

See of all the girls it's hard to find them any place (Gunshot)
The artist is once again reflecting on their past relationships and emphasizing that their lover is one-of-a-kind.

There's not other girl in this town that could take your place,
The singer is emphasizing that their lover is irreplaceable.

You're the first girl that I could never ever replace (Gunshot)
The artist reinforces their belief that their lover is unique and irreplaceable.

So come a bless me darling, (baby come' on now)
The singer is urging their lover to show them affection and love.

Cause your love is all I need
The singer is acknowledging that their lover's love is the only thing they need to feel happy and fulfilled.

(Uh yeah, uh yeah,)See what am saying
The singer is expressing confidence in what they're saying.

(Uh yeah,) I need somebody like you
The artist is expressing their desire for their lover.

(Uh, uh, uh yeah)That's all you gotta do
The artist is suggesting that their lover only needs to continue loving them to make them happy.

(Uh yeah)Just shoot straight baby, shoot it straight now, (gunshot) that's all am saying
The singer is playfully using gun-related imagery to express their desire for their lover's love.

(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Shoot me with your rifle love,
The singer reiterates their desire for their lover's love.

Just shot me girl).
The artist is emphasizing the impact their lover's love has on them.

And touch and reach the sky.
The artist is emphasizing the intense emotions their lover's love has given them.